Which Long Magazine Profiles of Aaron Swartz Should You Bother
to Read?  Both the New Yorker and The Atlantic published long
stories about the late 26-year-old computer whiz Aaron Swartz
today. These join lengthy profiles from New York, Rolling Stone,
Slate, The Verge and The New Republic. This overwhelming
outpouring is not a surprise: The suicide of a 26-year-old
computer genius is the kind of story magazines were made to
cover: complex but instantly engaging, offering a window into an
unusual world.  But who has time to read 60,000 largely
redundant words on even a fascinating person like Aaron Swartz?
Luckily for you, I do, because I'm paid to do it. So for your
convenience, here's a list of Aaron Swartz magazine stories
ranked by indispensability:  1) The New Yorker: Title: "Requiem
for a Dream." Date published: 3/4/2013 words: 11,130
Unsurprisingly, The New Yorker profile stomps all the others. A
good magazine story about something so fraught as Swartz's death
cuts through the bullshit to the core trut