He waited five months to post it, but Conor Friedersdorf, who puts out a weekly newsletter called The Best of Journalism, offers his personal list of 100-plus outstanding non-fiction stories from the past year. Categories include "The Art of the Personal Essay," "Man vs. Nature," "Sports & Leisure," "War & Peace," "Science and Beyond," and "Arts, Letters and Entertainment." Also, some observations on the list from Angela Washeck.
June 12, 2014