Carolyn Wells

An abortion clinic in Florida — A Woman’s Choice of Jacksonville — is already dealing with protestors who literally moved into their street. Laura C. Morel asks what will happen to this, and other clinics, poised to absorb a new influx of patients with the majority of the South getting ready to ban abortions. Who […]

This is a truly harrowing account, with vivid descriptions of a mass execution. It cannot but upset you, yet depicts a truth that should not be veiled. It is written by two academic researchers who miraculously managed to uncover, and interview, one of the perpetrators by tracing him on Facebook. It is an impressive investigation […]

David Davis tells the rather curious history of the sports bra — first devised by sewing two jockstraps together, its conception led to years of conflict between the three company founders. Human breasts are made up of fat as well as glandular and connective tissue, blood vessels, and lymph nodes. Breasts have no muscle; the […]

In this beautiful, gentle, look at the relationship between an aging cowboy and his horse, Marcello Di Cintio captures the spirit of “Vaquero horsemanship” — a true partnership between animal and rider. Then Walsh and Bunny did something I won’t forget. “Marcello’s over there,” I heard Walsh whisper to Bunny. “He’s a pretty good guy. […]

Mark Pupo lovingly accounts how a family immigrated from Kosovo to Canada and started up a successful cheese business — that thrived even during the pandemic. Pupo clearly adores this little mom-and-pop business, and it sounds like he has good reason to. As the store prospered, investors approached them with partnership and franchise proposals. Like […]

In this piece for Buzzfeed News, Elamin Abdelmahmoud explores the rise in men seeking cosmetic procedures — particularly a rather alarming sounding surgery where the leg bone is cut and a rod inserted to increase height. With men of average height increasingly taking this option, Abdelmahmoud questions how popular culture influences them. I asked Westrich […]

In some ways, the pandemic fast-forwarded the future, at least in regards to the acceptance of remote work. David Kushner explores how some entrepreneurs took advantage of this to try and create a utopian work-from-home world. With the money flowing and the sun shining, the inhabitants of the “crypto–hotel,” as the Savoy was nicknamed, went […]

Jason Markusoff tells the story of an incredibly brazen fish thief. After being caught numerous times, the puzzling element is why he does not just stop. Poaching, however, takes investment, knowledge and constant effort to evade detection. All the energy Steer has wasted ducking authorities could have been spent leasing a licence, working hard and […]

Caity Weaver spends the whole of this essay complaining — which makes it highly entertaining. Exposing the miserable reality behind the Instagram photos depicting #vanlife, this is a breath of fresh (van) air. To suggest that the worst part of vacationing in a van is sleeping in a van is not fair to the other […]

Eva Holland gives an angst-ridden narrative of the dangers of Giant Mine. Her family was involved in the mine, and her fear is very real. Whether he helped or hurt or both, I’m left with the stubborn fact that five members of my family lived at Giant during some of its most toxic years, and […]