Reporting
Fallik left full-time reporting in 2007. Her freelance work has appeared in The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Neurology Today, Poynter Institute and others. Fallik has written a series of author Q and As for the Inquirer, including Louise Erdrich, Diane Rehm, Erik Larson, Ann Patchett, and Wally Lamb. Her favorite interview was with “Little Life” author Hanya Yanagihara, who talked about the American “tyranny of happiness.” Asked if she, herself, was happy, Yanagihara replied, “I’m content, and that’s sometimes.”
Living On Toxic Land
Disclosure of toxins stops at the lot; in Pa., house sellers don’t have to inform buyers of nearby contamination.
The Millenium Death Spike
The period between Dec. 30, 1999, through Jan. 5, 2000, saw a sharp rise in the number of deaths in Missouri. Did the rollover of …
The Census Center: Edgar Springs
Tiny Edgar Springs, Mo., finds itself in the national spotlight;
town of 190 residents is U.S. population center census 2000
Evacuation By Meth
METH MAKERS PREY ON AMMONIA TANKS, LEAVE LEAKS IN WAKE Missouri state Trooper Aaron Harrison caught a whiff of the burning, nauseating smell minutes before …
Lipstick Graveyards
Can’t find that beloved beauty product anymore? The makers often keep a stash. They’ll send your old favorites – and new lines you might like.
A post-tsunami homecoming
A Phila. surgeon helping aid efforts in India sees another victim: The beach he enjoyed as a youngster.