“Millennials, the first generation to be online as kids, are starting to feel like we’ve aged out. Is there a way to age gracefully on the internet?”
Carolyn Wells
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The Watcher
“A family bought their dream house. But according to the creepy letters they started to get, they weren’t the only ones interested in it.”
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No Place Like Home: My Bitter Return To Palestine
“All my life, my exiled parents had told me about the tragedy of Palestine. Then, when I was in my early 20s, my family moved back – and I saw it with my own eyes.”
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Which Way to Westeros?
With a plethora of fantasy appearing on streaming services, we take a look back at Adrian Daub’s essay on world-building maps.
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Divine Comedy: The Standup Double Act Who Turned to The Priesthood
“Josh and Jack used to interrogate life via absurdist jokes and sketches. But the questions they had just kept getting bigger – and led them both to embark upon a profound transformation.”
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14 Hours in The Queue to See Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin
“Stood among strangers in search of history, I had a strange epiphany.”
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Bioacoustics: What Nature’s Sounds Can Tell Us About The Health of Our World
Ecosystems are noisy places, but humans are the loudest of all. In this piece, Alanna Mitchell investigates how we are drowning out what the earth is trying to say.
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Stone Skipping Is a Lost Art. Kurt Steiner Wants the World to Find It.
Step — or skip — into the world of a fascinating character, charmingly portrayed in this piece for Outside. Kurt Steiner is the world’s greatest stone skipper, and it has cost him a lot to get there. Sean Williams tells his story with genuine affection and respect. Skipping has brought Steiner respite from a life […]
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A Mother’s Charge
“In cowboy country, a single mother tries to raise her boy to be a good man.”
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How Drew Barrymore Became a Bizarro Fixture of Daytime TV
A sympathetic look at Drew Barrymore’s chaotic world; Rachel Syme’s essay comes with the honesty characteristic of Barrymore herself. The show’s open sentimentality—and copious shed tears—are offset by its crackle of unplanned clumsiness. Bouncing off the walls one moment and breaking down the next, Barrymore seems to be barely holding on as sentiment threatens to […]