Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and other miscellany) on the Internet, here are your can’t-miss must-reads of the past week:
Back online after a year without the internet — “I didn’t want to meet this [me] at the tail end of my yearlong journey”
The story behind Jason Collins’ story — How it happened
New Hampshire man loses life savings on carnival game — “Henry Gribbohm says he lost his life savings, $2,600, on a carnival game and all he has to show for it is a stuffed banana with dreadlocks”
David Brooks and the role of opinion journalism — On the latest offensive in the passive-aggressive Cold War between David Brooks and Paul Krugman
A conversation with a single mom living on $40,000 a year — “I feel like I’ve kind of just given up any thoughts of having a better life for myself, and really just try to focus on my kids”
Jayson Blair, 10 years later — Blair’s college paper looks back at his tenure
Parents of Reddit, what is the creepiest thing your kid has ever said to you? — “Daddy, I love you so much that I want to cut your head off and carry it around so I can see your face whenever I want”
Can Politico spot gender issues? — “Anonymous staffers–whether current, former or dead–will give you a story about any newsroom in the country. The question is whether it matters”
The Editors are the staffers of the Columbia Journalism Review.