The Promise That Tested My Parents Until the End
“As long as he is here, their story, however unlikely, is not yet over. She cries because the end of him is the end of a possibility. And I think, not for the first time, how little I still know about love.”
Now Here We Go Again, We See the Crystal Visions
“With the help of Fleetwood Mac, the mailman, and 68 high school students, the author of Heavy finds hope for the future.”
From Narnia to Brexit: CS Lewis, the Novels, and This Country of England
“A children’s story,” wrote Lewis, “is the best art form for something you have to say.”
Illuminating Kirinyaga: Meaning and Knowing in Mount Kenya’s Forests
“Anyone can walk in the woods, but who truly knows them?” Tristan McConnell writes about the shrinking mountain forests of Mount Kenya, and the people there with a deep understanding of the land and the trees.
The Cost of Convenience
“South Korea’s Coupang promised to make e-commerce lightning fast. A Covid-19 outbreak at one of its warehouses shows that its workers paid the price.”
What’s Wrong with Jeb’s Brain?
“BASE-jumping pioneer Jeb Corliss is one of the original madmen, a fiend for the extreme who has miraculously survived multiple crash landings in a sport that rarely allows second chances. Now, at 44, with a self-diagnosed psychological disorder, he’s embarking on his most fraught journey yet: into the depths of his own mind.”
People Are Dying After Joining a ‘Pro-Choice’ Suicide Forum. How Much Is the Site to Blame?
“Loss survivors are demanding an end to the site, and provoking a conversation about how little we know about the internet and suicide risk.”
I Live With a Digital Security Threat Inside My Body
“A device connected to my heart could save my life. It could also be hacked.”
The Last Children of Down Syndrome
In 2019, only 18 babies in Denmark were born with Down syndrome. Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t.
You Can’t Run Away from Homesickness
“How did we go from acknowledging and treating homesickness to ridiculing it at worst and overlooking it at best?”
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