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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>The best of longform journalism</description><title>In Depth Stories</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @indepthstories)</generator><link>http://indepthstories.com/</link><item><title>The Nets and NBA Economics</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7021031/the-nets-nba-economics"&gt;The Nets and NBA Economics&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/22057679176</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/22057679176</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:02:55 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>A Week With the New Jersey Nets</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7376698/a-week-new-jersey-nets"&gt;In which we see how a mediocre NBA franchise prepares for the season.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/21716233250</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/21716233250</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:02:11 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Don</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/09/26/110926fa_fact_hessler?currentPage=all"&gt;In which we see how a small business might be able to make it in America.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/21647964679</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/21647964679</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:01:17 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>I Dated A Zombie</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/03/28/online-dating-sites-buying-selling-profiles/?show=all"&gt;In which we see that most dating sites really are too good to be true.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/21499564969</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/21499564969</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:17:59 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>A Pryor Love</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1999/09/13/1999_09_13_068_TNY_LIBRY_000019041?currentPage=all"&gt;In which we learn how black people really feel about Whitey.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=B00005Q3AO"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/19979576412</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/19979576412</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:53:22 -0500</pubDate><category>comedy</category><category>bio</category></item><item><title>Pie in the Sky</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/feature/pie_in_the_sky.php?page=all"&gt;In which we learn what happens when a single person tries to transport theocracy to America.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0195328671"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/19979958371</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/19979958371</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category>law</category><category>religion</category></item><item><title>Crimetown USA</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/crimetown-usa"&gt;In which we learn that being shameless sometimes pays off.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0700612920"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/19980118753</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/19980118753</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category>Crime</category></item><item><title>The Monster of Florence</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/07/the-monster-of-florence/4981/"&gt;The Monster of Florence&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;In which we see a reporter fall down the rabbit hole of an old case.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B003UYV1PQ"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/16014774714</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/16014774714</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:35:00 -0600</pubDate><category>the system</category><category>crime</category></item><item><title>The Brand</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.txtpost.com/the-brand/"&gt;The Brand&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;In which we see how dangerous the Aryan Brotherhood can be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=0553560239"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/15955527843</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/15955527843</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:06:00 -0600</pubDate><category>crime</category><category>the system</category></item><item><title>Slugging: The People's Transit</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/slugging-the-peoples-transit-28068/"&gt;Slugging: The People's Transit&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;In which people create their own system to get to the path of least resistance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=027595725X"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/15893864185</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/15893864185</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:06:00 -0600</pubDate><category>the system</category></item><item><title>The Lobster Underground</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://reason.com/archives/2011/03/10/the-lobster-underground/singlepage"&gt;In which the battle between the government and tasty food comes to light.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=158008351X"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/15638290302</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/15638290302</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:52:00 -0600</pubDate><category>the system</category><category>food</category></item><item><title>Sticklers For Procedure</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://reason.com/archives/2011/02/14/sticklers-for-procedure/singlepage"&gt;In which we see corruption taking the lives of innocent people.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0345532015"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14982231750</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14982231750</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:05:00 -0600</pubDate><category>corruption</category></item><item><title>Doing Time on Norway's Island Prison</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,druck-744851,00.html"&gt;In which we see how an alternative form of prison might work.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0415672953"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14925527778</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14925527778</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate><category>norway</category></item><item><title>The Megacity</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/11/13/061113fa_fact_packer"&gt;In which we see how humans can create order out of chaos.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=B006RY22DQ"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14869906294</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14869906294</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:05:00 -0600</pubDate><category>nigeria</category></item><item><title>The Unsolved Mystery of the Notorious B.I.G.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-notorious-b-i-g-20110107?print=true"&gt;In which we see how rotten the official institutions in Los Angeles are.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=080213971X"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14817551317</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14817551317</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate><category>Crime</category><category>corruption</category></item><item><title>The Mystery of Pearl Street</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/01/07/080107fa_fact_bilger?currentPage=all"&gt;Where commerce triumphs history and obsession.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0814776558"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14677599631</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14677599631</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate><category>money</category><category>obsession</category></item><item><title>Zaire Paige Not Only Played a Movie Killer, He Became One in Real Life.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-01-26/news/zaire-paige-brooklyns-finest-actor-killed-ethan-hawke"&gt;In which we learn that a leopard never changes its spots.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=B0013L8BI8"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14623989832</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14623989832</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:06:00 -0600</pubDate><category>Crime</category></item><item><title>Allen Iverson: Fallen Star</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.phillymag.com/scripts/print/article.php?asset_idx=288356"&gt;In which we see what happens after an athlete exhausts everyone&amp;#8217;s patience.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0060097744"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14570238990</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14570238990</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:05:00 -0600</pubDate><category>Sports</category></item><item><title>For Law Schools, A Price To Play the A.B.A.'s Way</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/for-law-schools-a-price-to-play-the-abas-way.html?_r=1&amp;amp;pagewanted=all"&gt;In which we see that like everything else about the law, school accreditation is all about money.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;amp;bc1=000000&amp;amp;IS2=1&amp;amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;amp;fc1=000000&amp;amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;amp;t=trivialitieso-20&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;p=8&amp;amp;l=as4&amp;amp;m=amazon&amp;amp;f=ifr&amp;amp;ref=ss_til&amp;amp;asins=0226923614"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14459093311</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14459093311</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:05:00 -0600</pubDate><category>law sucks</category></item><item><title>The "Book" On Prince Fielder</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove11/story/_/id/7347878/the-book-prince-fielder"&gt;In which we are able to peer into Scott Boras&amp;#8217; bag of tricks.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://indepthstories.com/post/14314857142</link><guid>http://indepthstories.com/post/14314857142</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:00:05 -0600</pubDate><category>Sports</category></item></channel></rss>

