“Our guts have never been more optimized—but have the scat chats gone too far?”
Carolyn Wells
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Beyond Greece and Rome
“A dramatic shift in perspective is producing a much bigger, broader and more exciting view of ‘the ancient world.’”
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A Strange Continent
“An English expat returns home and unfolds his Brompton bike.”
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The Real Life Mermaids of Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs
“The fragility and fantasy of old America.”
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The Prom Went On in Kyiv, but Masha’s Date Danced Alone
“Masha Polska, 15, was an avid dancer who had been dreaming of a star turn in the group waltz. That was not to be.”
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How I Bought a Private Jet by Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media
“My journey inside the world of LARPing, where hustlebros pretend to be rich for TikTok.”
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The Brits Panning for Gold
“In remote rivers, prospectors still hunt for treasure .They even hold tournaments.”
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The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us
“Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.”