"An English expat returns home and unfolds his Brompton bike."
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• Carolyn Wells
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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
The Rise of the Corporate Rave
"The once underground and countercultural 'rave' has fully spread to the mainstream in the form of themed pop-ups and sponsored parties. For newbies, it can be a sanitized gateway into electronic music. For true ravers, it’s more complicated."
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
The Bone Rush
"Dinosaurs have become an asset class for billionaires. And the market is about as orderly and genteel as a starving T. rex."
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• Seyward Darby
Idaho Pushed Anti-Trans Laws for Years. Then a Teen Died.
"The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America."
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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
A Beastie Boy Returns to the Mic, With Some Help
"Thanks to an assist from his sons, Mike D is set to release “Thank You,” the first new music from a member of the pioneering rap trio in 15 years."
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
A Texan Risked Everything to Defend Ukraine. So Did His Father.
"Erik Giggleman was an elite Army soldier who went in search of a righteous struggle and found it in Ukraine. As his commitment deepened, his father confronted an excruciating truth: Either the conflict would end, or Erik would die fighting."
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• Seyward Darby
Isolated, Scared, Forlorn: The Heartbreaking Final Months of Virginia Giuffre’s Life
"Virginia Giuffre made global headlines for her fight against her sexual abusers among the wealthy elite, all detailed in a bestselling memoir. Now new questions have emerged about the private anguish she faced at home."
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
My Mother Died On Screen But Survived Hollywood
"Making sense of a complicated family legacy."
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Showcasing stories from William Finnegan, Meghan Flaherty, Kulsoom Ijaz, Amy Weiss-Meyer, and Dan Werb.
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• Carolyn Wells
The Real Life Mermaids of Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs
"The fragility and fantasy of old America."
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
Why Are Berries Everywhere, in Every Season? Driscoll’s.
"The California giant has helped turn a local, seasonal treat into a worldwide refrigerator staple and marketing juggernaut."
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• Seyward Darby
The Rosenberg Boys
"When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened."
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• Peter Rubin
Little Monsters
"Meeting your kids in the Forgotten Realms."
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God’s Children
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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon
Dan Werb on the understated intelligence of the animals that share our cities.
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• Krista Stevens
The Service
"A post-mortem on New York City’s weed underground."
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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
The Hydration-Break World Cup
"How much can fans conveniently forget in order to enjoy the games? The answer, evidently, is a lot."
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
Inside America’s Shoplifting Lab
"In the war on 'shrink,' big retailers are turning to one Florida outfit to study shoppers and prevent them from stealing. I went there—and saw far too much."
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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
‘They Celebrate Goals, We Count Martyrs’: Watching the World Cup in Gaza
"Palestinians are defying Israeli bombings and power outages to follow soccer’s biggest tournament. But many fear the world has abandoned them."
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• Peter Rubin
The Looting of Science Fiction
“Tech titans claim the genre inspired them. But all they’ve done is graft their politics onto stories of a better future.”
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• Kyle Devine
Vinyl in the Veins
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
Skill Nostalgia
"Is all the beekeeping, baking and leatherwork just escapist fantasy or the start of a radically human approach to work?"
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• Krista Stevens
On Loving Birds
"A couple of years after I began volunteering, I realized I was hell-bent on healing birds because they, too, had healed me—in more ways than one."
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The Forgotten Bombing of LaGuardia Airport
“It’s been called ‘one of the greatest cold cases of the 20th century.’ It remains unsolved. But what happened next is almost a worse crime.”
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• Cheri Lucas Rowlands
The Lucrative Bird-Singing Contests That Are Pushing Species to the Brink
"Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions. Scientists warn that it's fueling a crisis."
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• Brendan Fitzgerald
No Return
"Did an experienced alpinist leave his girlfriend to die at the top of a mountain?"
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In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.
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• Peter Rubin
Silicon Valley Circuits
"Route 85 in California now inspires dread. Some of us remember when it was a vision of the future."