long reads
How 'Tikim' Shaped Filipino Food Writing—and How It Was Resurrected
Doreen Fernandez's 1994 essay collection helped the Philippines and the world see the value of Filipino cuisine. Why is it so hard to find?
Cool Science News You Don’t Want To Miss
A 3,300-year-old mummy's healthcare, a blood test that can read your body's internal clock, and predicting who will respond to sugar pills for pain.
You’ve Got Time to Kill: Revisit Some of Our Fave Noisey UK Content From 2017
All the stories you might've missed this year that take longer than 5 mins to read on your iPhone.
Long Reads From a Long Year: The Best of Broadly 2016
In honor of the long, bad year we've had, we collected a few long, good reads that explore a diversity of issues that directly impact women's lives.
In Conversation with the King of Game Boy 'Tetris'
You won't know Uli Horner. He's no eSports star like Faker or xPeke. But he's a world record holder on the world's biggest-selling game, Tetris.
The Unhealthy Truth Behind 'Wellness' and 'Clean Eating'
My eating disorder had once looked very different, and then I found wellness—but I was not well.
Tracing Heroin's Destructive Path from Afghan Poppy Fields to British Needles
We traveled along the heroin trafficking route from Afghanistan into Iran, Turkey, and Eastern Europe, meeting growers, addicts, and experts along the way.
How Big Pharma Drug Pricing Costs Us Our Health
AIDS activism group ACT UP is on the front lines again—this time in a global fight for universal access to 'miracle' hep C, HIV, and cancer medications. So what's stopping it?
The 73-Year-Old Adventurer Sailing a 60-Foot Steel Whale Across the Atlantic Ocean
Tom McClean left the British Special Air Service to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, a feat he's achieved five times. Now, at 73, he's ready to do it again—in a giant steel sperm whale.
Can Virtual Sex Prevent Pedophiles from Harming Children in Real Life?
Unable or afraid to access resources like therapy and support groups, some pedophiles insist that virtual sex with child avatars helps them mitigate their desires. Professionals think it's more complicated than that.
Who Killed the Venus Flytrap?
In the public consciousness, the Venus flytrap is prolific. But in the wild, it's disappearing.