North Korea has a long history of kidnapping foreigners. Was a 24-year-old American among them? Read BuzzRead’s investigation, by Leslie Anne Jones, and these other great stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.
Was an American College Student Kidnapped by North Korea? — BuzzReads
In 2004, David Sneddon disappeared while hiking in China. But what seemed at first like a tragic accident may be something far more sinister: His family believes he is among the thousands of civilians who have been mysteriously abducted and imprisoned by North Korean agents. Read it at BuzzReads.
Courtesy of the Sneddon Family
I Finished "Grand Theft Auto V" In One 38-Hour Sitting — BuzzFeed
Joseph Bernstein goes to hell and back in this uproarious essay about Rockstar's newest release, which, on a lark, he decided to play until he beat it. Read it at BuzzFeed.
"A Town Destroyed By What Two People Did": A Dispatch from Steubenville — Jezebel
A year after the rape scandal that rocked the small Ohio town, its beloved Big Red football team, and the nation, Katie J.M. Baker questions whether media attention has helped, or harmed. Read it at Jezebel.
Photograph by Katie J.M. Baker via Jezebel
Tomato Can Blues — The New York Times
Mary Pilon delivers the noir story of mixed martial arts cage match fighter Charlie Rowan who faked his own death. The piece is beautifully presented with illustrations by Attila Futaki and an audio version read by Boardwalk Empire's Bobby Cannavale. Read or listen to it at The New York Times.
Attila Futaki for the New York Times
