“For the children of south Mull, secondary school means leaving home age eleven. Their parents’ silence was never consent.”
Carolyn Wells
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How War Has Redefined Marriage in Gaza
“Celebrating the bond between two lives is a declaration that life itself, however diminished, is still worth living.”
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The Curious Path to Psychedelic Toads
Introducing an excerpt from “The Ego Trip.”
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Who Ya Gonna Call? Scam Busters!
“How a team of sleuths reportedly tracked down the Brad Pitt impersonators who cyber-scammed a middle-aged Frenchwoman out of her life’s savings.”
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Meet Britain’s Hikikomori
“A growing number of young Brits are withdrawing from society. Some don’t leave the house for months. We met their families.”
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This, Too, Shall Pass
“Our guts have never been more optimized—but have the scat chats gone too far?”
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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.”