Scotland’s Seaweed Showdown
The fight over a proposal to harvest kelp on an industrial level off the Scottish coast is about the survival of rich ecosystems we don’t know enough about — and the survival of local identity.
Why All the Warby Parker Clones Are Now Imploding
Direct-to-Consumer business are very appealing to customers and investors, but it’s challenging to make the DTC model economically viable.
The Voice Keepers
“In the recordings of the Voice-O-Graph, two collectors discover an intimate sonic history.”
Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure
Our old work routines cannot carry us through self-quarantine to a time when life will resume as normal, because pandemic has irrevocably changed the world we wish to return to. Instead of working through this, work on adjusting pyschogically first.
Fathers Sway above It All
“My mother’s absence in my life has always haunted me more than my father’s abuse, which is why I suppose I wrote a novel about a mother leaving a daughter.”
The Baller
Weary and frightened by the scary science she encounters on the climate beat, journalist Audrey Gray finds hope in the form of octogenarian Ed Mazria, a former basketball player turned architect turned climate evangelist, who has an actionable plan.
My Disabled Son’s Amazing Gaming Life in the World of Warcraft
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.
If I Wrote a Coronavirus Episode
“Tina Fey, Mike Schur, and 35 more TV writers on what their characters would do in a pandemic.”
“When Can We Really Rest?”
More migrants than ever are crossing the Colombia-Panama border to reach the U.S. Five days inside the Darién Gap, one of the most dangerous journeys in the world.
Greta’s World
“How one Swedish teenager armed with a homemade sign ignited a crusade and became the leader of a movement.”
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