“No one had ever done this before. No one had ever put a dog in the middle of the Civil War. How do you actually make that happen?”
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‘A Felony Just to Own’: The Sleazy Story Behind Penthouse’s Most Controversial Issue
“Peter Bloch, Penthouse‘s then-executive editor: “It was the best-selling issue of Penthouse of all time. Hands down. A complete sellout in, like, two days. You couldn’t get a copy. So there were guys paying—and this is something I saw with my own eyes—a dollar for a peek. A peek!””
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Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration
“Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?”
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Buying Myself Back
Emily Ratajkowski writes an essay on celebrity, objectification, and consent. “I’ve become more familiar with seeing myself through the paparazzi’s lenses than I am with looking at myself in the mirror. And I have learned that my image, my reflection, is not my own.”
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My Child Has a Disability. What Will Her Education Be Like This Year?
“We’re starting the school year with few details about how our fourth grader’s needs will be met.” Millions of disabled students are adjusting to online learning, and the support services that parents have fought for are now at risk.
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“I Have Blood on My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation
An internal memo from fired data scientist Sophie Zhang explains how Facebook knew that politicians around the world were engaged in “inauthentic activity” on the social network in order to manipulate voters.
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Who Owns Florida’s Beaches?
“Most Floridians—and our visitors—have no idea that their ability to stroll our beloved beaches is in jeopardy.”
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A Pandemic, a Motel Without Power, and a Potentially Terrifying Glimpse of Orlando’s Future
The economic collapse has pushed vulnerable families living in motels near Disney World to the brink.
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Elsie Conick: A Biography in Fragments
“In 1918, she became the first Black woman tennis player to appear on the cover of an American magazine.”