Why Isn’t ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ on Netflix?, by Victor Luckerson

At a time when it feels like everything we'd ever want to watch is at our fingertips, there's no way to stream several of the shows many of us grew up—primarily shows with African American leads. Victor explores why some of these shows have been shut out of the streaming bonanza.



Lainey Is Yours in Gossip, by Allison P. Davis

By its nature, gossip is impervious to fact. Not the case for Allison's close look at Elaine Lui, the one-woman gossip media empire who tirelessly chronicles everything from the Brangelina dissolution to the psychology of an Instagram post. The truth is out there, and Lainey has it.



Such a Nasty Reality, by Katie Baker

Earlier this month, Derrick Rose was deemed not liable in a civil suit alleging sexual assault. But the details that emerged from the trial once again complicate how we see athletes today—the more we learn, the more difficult it becomes to enjoy sports on purely escapist terms. Katie powerfully confronts that idea in this essay.



Silicon Valley Is Coming for Your Lunch, by Alyssa Bereznak

What can our DNA tell us about how we should eat? Some say everything. Others, not so much. Alyssa goes inside Habit, a startup that says it can solve your diet with science.