“I prefer to travel on foot, close to dirt, vaulted by sky, my rhythm the rhythm of human evolution.”
Krista Stevens
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Is Gold Hidden Under a California Peak? This Treasure Map Says So
“The tale of that man, his map, and the place it led to is really one about Southern California’s twin mirages — fame and fortune — and the people who seek one or the other. Or both.”
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How One Mother’s Love for Her Gay Son Started a Revolution
“’You don’t love him in spite of something,’ she later declared on national television, her face free of shadow or blur. ‘You love him.’”
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One of America’s Favorite Handguns Is Allegedly Firing On Its Owners
“Firearms are one of the few products that are exempt from federal consumer safety regulations.”
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Saving the Horses of Our Imagination
“Creamer wasn’t just coming up against locals’ attachment to their horses, but a pernicious human tendency to confuse profound affection for animals with wisdom about what’s best for them.”
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Tim Cook on Shaping the Future of Apple
“Tim Cook takes pride in not hiding his email address, which is readily available on the search engine of your choice.”
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Following the Smart Bin Compost Truck to Its Last Stop
“The Smart Bins are one piece of the city’s much-heralded plan to bring composting to all five boroughs, and I’m here to follow these precious, semi-frozen bundles to see where they end up.”
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How Cookie Jars Capture American Kitsch
“A friend of mine was like, ‘You’re the only person I know with 100 cookie jars and not a single cookie in your house.”
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Before Desiree Linden Won Boston, She Almost Quit Running
“Tolerating what most people would consider intolerable is the flip side of endurance.”
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Highway Star
“Jess told me later that it was rare to see her model of truck with a set forward axle, which helps pull heavy loads. ‘It’s a unicorn truck,’ she said, grinning.”