Exotic critters have gnawed the frail threads that once bound a small Ontario community.
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Did the United States Booby-Trap a Vital Soviet Gas Pipeline?
“Weiss…a subtle, under-the-radar bureaucrat who fought his country’s adversaries with red tape and a headful of contrarian ideas. I understood him as a man whose entire life was secrets. “
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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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Life Advice from Jazz Genius Sonny Rollins
“Live your life now in a positive way. Help people if you can. Don’t hurt people. That works perfectly for me, man.”
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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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A Design Aesthetic That Lets You Succeed In a World That Doesn’t Care If You Fail
Every era bears its aesthetic burden. This is ours.
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Mowing the Lawn to Map the Ocean Floor, One Long, Slow Pass at a Time
“The thinking is that fleets of tireless, automated, uncrewed vehicles could one day criss-cross our waters, making maps where humans can’t or won’t.”
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Some Inland California History Begins with an Orange
Even as California’s Inland Empire loses its citrus industry to urbanization, urbanites can still keep social ties by planting fruit trees in their yards.
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Behind One of the Sketchiest Men, a Sketchy Woman
Moe Tkacik reveals the web of shadiness lurking behind WeWork’s facade.
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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?