Recent long reads: Protein bars, science of miracles, paid to do nothing

I learned a lot reading the below recently. Hope you do too:
- How SoundClap rap and face tattoos took over music
- How protein bars become an unlikely American food
- The snackification of the American diet
- The white flight from football
- The mystery remains: Science of miracles is no where close to being solved
- The woman fighting for “big wave” surfing equality
- The teens who listen to “mall wave” that never visited malls
- How celebrities get paid for doing nothing
- How SimCity turned us all into conservative city planners and tax incentives
- It’s messy: The sorta-potty king of New York