Selections From My Virtual Library: December 2014

Well, this is my very last Virtual Library post as it's now December. I've read lots, but never enough. Here's this month's picks.

The Atlantic
For the Love of Stuff
How Sexism Stifles Creativity
When Helping Rape Victims Hurts a College’s Reputation
When Chicago Tortured
What's Tylenol Doing to Our Minds?
Coming to Terms With My Father's Racism
'Shipping' and the Enduring Appeal of Rooting for Love
Adjusting College Rankings for Rape

NPR
Mexican Megafarms Supplying U.S. Market Are Rife With Labor Abuses
5 Interrogation Methods The CIA Used On Terrorism Suspects
WWII By The Books: The Pocket-Size Editions That Kept Soldiers Reading
Bound By A Plantation, Two Georgians Remember A Special Christmas
Serial Host Sarah Koenig Says She Set Out To Report, Not Exonerate
Preserving American Roots Music Begins With Keeping The Lights On
After Year Of Atheism, Former Pastor: 'I Don't Think God Exists'

Rookie
How to Write About Real People
Whatever You Like

McSweeney's
Product Review: The Invisible Backpack of White Privilege From L.L. Bean
A Farewell to Hemnes: Ernest Hemingway Assembles an Ikea Daybed Frame with Three Drawers

The New Yorker
The Unidentified Queen of Torture

The New York Times
Why Colleges Haven't Stopped Binge Drinking

I Thought I Hated Everyone But I Really Just Hate What I Said To You Last Night: A Playlist

More tunes with a ridiculously long playlist title. If you haven't bought Wilco's new box set, treat yourself and spend the big bucks. It's unreal. 

Selections from my Virtual Library: September, October, and November 2014

Since this was quite the busy quarter, I didn't really keep up with my virtual library. Instead, I compiled three months worth of articles here. Per usual, italicized articles are highly recommended. 


NPR
We Don't Finish Anything Anym ...
All Together Now: The Beatles Are (Back) In Mono
Is Atheist Awe A Religious Experience?
Best To Not Sweat The Small Stuff, Because It Could Kill You
The Biology Of Altruism: Good Deeds May Be Rooted In The Brain
For Single Women, An 'Infinite Variety Of Paths'
The Good Listener: When You Need To Concentrate, Which Music Is Best?
Mindy Kaling On Refusing To Be An Outsider And Sexism On Set


The Atlantic
Who Should Decide What High School Kids Are Allowed to Read?
The Afghan Girls Who Live as Boys
Rape Culture in the Alaskan Wilderness
The Awful Reign of the Red Delicious
How Gangs Took Over Prisons
Economists: Your Parents Are More Important Than Ever
The Society of Fugitives
Eric Holder's Expansive Vision of Civil Rights
How Serious Is the Supreme Court About Religious Freedom?
Buy Experiences, Not Things
Irrational Atheism
The Unsafety Net: How Social Media Turned Against Women
Is It Ever Okay to Make Teachers Read Scripted Lessons?
What Happens When Students Control Their Own Education?
The Economic Impact of School Suspensions
Rise of the Feminist Tinder-Creep-Busting Web Vigilante
The New Heroin Epidemic
Inner-City Violence in the Age of Mass Incarceration
Me Against the Music: How Should Fans Behave in the Digital Age?
Why No One Can Design a Better Speculum
A Blog of Myself


McSweeney's
The Canon of Philosophy Student Karaoke Songs
Missed Connection: Boys, Ages 6-12(?), Lived With Me On Nameless Tropical Island In Pacific Ocean At End Of WWII.
This Week on As The World Tinders


The New Yorker
Kicking The Bucket List
We Are A Camera
How Chris McCandless Died


Medium
Beyond the Headlines: Race, the Inner City and Books that Delve Deeper
Take a Tour of The Gigantic, Secretive Market Where France’s Top Chefs Buy Their Food
Taylor Swift’s Giant Middle Finger


Rookie
Crushed Out
Not About Love
I Can Do All These Things: An Interview With FKA Twigs
Strangers in the Dark


Other
Snackwave: A Comprehensive Guide To The Internet's Saltiest Meme
OkCupid founder: “I wish people exercised more humanity” on OkCupid
The Big Sort