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Features/Investigations

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What's wrong with downtown Dallas? 

Texas Monthly, February 2025

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​How wolves explain America’s urban-rural divide

The Hustle, January 2025​​​

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The rise of exclusive communities in America

The Hustle, October 2024

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In Sports-Crazed Kansas City, Stadium Tax Exposes Deep Divisions

Washington Post, April 2024

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Would You Take Free Land in Rural America?

The Hustle, January 2022

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AT&T's Cowboy Swagger Led to Its Hollywood Misadventure

Texas Monthly, June 2021

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“I thought there was a moratorium?” How Texas forgot renters during the pandemic Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 2021

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CARES Act was meant to stop COVID-19 evictions. But in Fort Worth, it’s often ignored.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 2020

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Life and Death: The True Cost of Inequality in High School Football

SB Nation, February 2020

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The Hard Luck Texas Town That Bet On Bitcoin and Lost

WIRED, July 2019

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A New Pipeline Through the Hill Country is Pitting Pipeline Companies Against Landowners

Texas Monthly​​​​​​​​​, May 2019

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The Last Five Glamour Shots Locations in the United States

The New York Times, May 2019

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Inside Philly Trump Country 

The Philadelphia Citizen, February 2016

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Moses Malone, Darryl Dawkins and the Scary Trend That's Killing So Many Legendary NBA Bigs

Billy Penn, October 2015

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Short features

How the Power Suit Lost its Power

Vox

A cultural look at why suits aren't popular anymore.

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Why Men Started Wearing Female Athlete Jerseys

GQ

Sabrina Ionescu and the USWNT have created a new phenomenon.

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Can Car-Crazy Dallas Learn to Love Bikes?

City Lab

After a disastrous experiment with dockless bike sharing, the famously auto-centric Texas city is trying to be more friendly to bicycles and pedestrians.

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How State Abortion Laws Could Cost Republicans the 2020 Election

Fortune

The victories for anti-abortion activists could be short-lived if abortion becomes a major election issue.

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Deep in The Desert in West Texas, a Spring-Fed Swimming Pool Beckons

Atlas Obscura

It’s not just a recreational hotspot—it’s also an ecosystem.

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The Running Test That Has Tormented Sport's Biggest Stars Turns 50

Runner's World

Kenneth Cooper invented the 12-minute run in 1968; athletes from Pele to Michael Jordan have been hating it since.

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Kansas City Privatizes Sidewalks in Rowdy Entertainment District 

Next City

What happens when a private company decides who gets to walk down the street?

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Forget Craft Beer, Philly Loves Brandy

Philadelphia Inquirer

The most popular alcohol in Philadelphia is brandy, and it's not even close.

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The Secret, Sexist History of America's First Soccer League 

Slate

Long before women played in the World Cup, they were playing in a professional league in St. Louis.

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The Glasnost Bowl and Russia's First Ever Football Game

Slate

USC and Illinois were set to play a game in the Soviet Union, until it fell apart in the most Soviet way imaginable.

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