“An ambitious young couple, a multimillion-dollar swindle and the sting that brought them down.”
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Worm Munch Matters
“The lives that slither and scurry beneath the soil’s surface are vital for ecological health: now we can listen in to them.”
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G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost
“A new book, ‘Little Blue Dot,’ by Katherine Dunn, raises questions about the unintended consequences of knowing where we are.”
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The Ferry Boat Children
“For the children of south Mull, secondary school means leaving home age eleven. Their parents’ silence was never consent.”
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Thank This Retired Projectionist for Those 3 a.m. Odyssey 70-mm. Imax Showings
“A Tennessee native and longtime film projectionist who first started working in Imax theaters in the ’90s, Caldwell has become integral to Imax’s 70-mm. rollouts even as he considers himself mostly retired.”
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Whose Babies Are These?
“A Chinese man hired a Florida surrogate, then didn’t pick up his kids, sparking a custody battle that could upend the industry.”
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Rachel Aviv: Mother and Daughter
“An interview with the author of ‘Strangers to Ourselves’—and now, ‘You Won’t Get Free of It.'”
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Parting Shot
“Stormy Morse lost two partners to gun suicide. Then the NRA came to collect.”
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16 Hours in an Oakland Dive Bar
“Very few Oakland establishments open before noon. Club 2101 in Dimond is one of them. For patrons, it’s a second home.”