Every year since Mats’ death in 2014, the World of Warcraft guild Starlight has held a memorial to share memories of their comrade, someone they never met in real life.
Carolyn Wells
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Canada mourns Takaya – the lone sea wolf whose spirit captured the world
The life and death of a legendary wolf.
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Orderly, dour, cowed: how my beloved Italy is changed by coronavirus
Holed up with his family in their Parma flat, Tobias Jones tells of the eerie atmosphere in a country usually known for sociability, chaos and fun.
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When Time Costs Too Much
If you are the family breadwinner, how do you calculate the value of time with your children?
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Karen Russell: A Brutally Honest Accounting of Writing, Money, and Motherhood
“Every minute with her kids is work lost, and each minute writing subtracts from precious, un-price-able joy.”
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The Consequences of Surviving
“As medicine advances, we have more survivors. But those survivors carry trauma to their graves.”
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Traumatized by the cure
“You gave us more life, but you didn’t attend to the issues that make life worth living.” Are survivors of life-threatening illness suffering from a form of PTSD?
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Is the Weekly Shop Good For You?
Trudging to the grocery store to laden up with milk and toilet roll may seem like a chore, but does it improve your health?
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Why Grocery Shopping Is On Its Way Out
Digital convenience is beating out the store, but “What we keep losing are those social relationships that we built on food being so central. And, if we’re not building those connections, then we’re losing a part of being human.”
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How the Nike Vaporfly War Was Lost
The debate about the Nike Vaporfly trainers has highlighted ongoing issues around technology in footwear.