1. This oral history of "A Different World" was a nice peek into their memories of being on the show.
2. This piece on learning to ride a bike in Jerusalem was a look into life as a Palestinian.
3. My very biased note is that there is a scuba mystery being serialized over on this blog. Biased because I am related to this person. Only one chapter up so far, but you can get a sense if this story mood is for you.