“Armed with drones, balaclavas and vegan sausage rolls.”
Carolyn Wells
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Fortress Yellowstone
“The ultra-rich are fortifying themselves inside one of America’s last intact ecosystems—with money plundered from ecological sacrifice zones around the world.”
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Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’
“The questions, hypotheticals, and past haunting me as the father of Balin Miller, who fell to his death in October.”
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She Fell for an AI — Then Held its Funeral
“It was the first ceremony of its kind in America. It’s unlikely to be the last.”
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‘Complex, Dangerous, Sexual Beings’: The Centuries-Old Origins of Current Fairy Fiction
“From the ancient Nordic forest fairies and the 15th-Century Mélusine legend to Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, faerie folklore is full of deception and seduction.”
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Is There Life After Smartphones?
“This year, I set out to better understand what was driving this shift — what was causing so many young people to feel fed up with their phones.”
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Women Are Being Abandoned by Their Partners on Hiking Trails. What’s Behind ‘Alpine Divorce’?
“As stories of men leaving their dates in ‘sketchy situations’ go viral, experts say these incidents could stem from big egos and poor communication.”
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My Season of Ativan
“Both of my parents were in hospice, on opposite coasts. Then I found out that I had breast cancer.”
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Where Duolingo Falls Down: How I Learned to Speak Welsh With My Mother
“Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation.”
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The Afterlife of a Stolen Bike
“22 bikes a day are stolen in Melbourne. I decided to buy one to return it to its rightful owner.”