Meet the Woman Teaching the Psychology of Survival

“Unlike a broken bone, which is treated pretty much the same way every time, psychological injuries are more nuanced, she says, and intuition can lead well-intentioned guides astray.”

Author: Emily Sohn
Source: Outside
Published: Nov 9, 2020
Length: 18 minutes (4,693 words)

Buying a Baby on Nairobi’s Black Market

“In reality, once Anita has sold a child on, she knows little about their fate. She sells them to the businesswoman for 50,000 shillings for a girl or 80,000 shillings for a boy, she said — £350 or £550. That is roughly the going rate in Nairobi to steal a child from a woman on the street.”

Source: BBC
Published: Nov 16, 2020
Length: 12 minutes (3,203 words)

‘No One Is Listening to Us’

“The most precious resource the U.S. health-care system has in the struggle against COVID-19 isn’t some miracle drug. It’s the expertise of its health-care workers—and they are exhausted.”

Author: Ed Yong
Source: The Atlantic
Published: Nov 13, 2020
Length: 11 minutes (2,841 words)

Could Listening to the Deep Sea Help Save It?

Paying attention to the ocean’s soundscape reveals much about its biodiversity.

Published: Nov 10, 2020
Length: 8 minutes (2,087 words)

The Price of Freedom

“Christina Kim risked everything to escape North Korea’s entrenched gender violence. She almost didn’t make it.”

Published: Nov 11, 2020
Length: 20 minutes (5,061 words)

Living With Depression and Anxiety During a Global Pandemic

“With mood disorders on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, people who’ve never experienced mental health issues are enduring some of the emotions I feel almost every day of my life. Maybe that’s why I can finally tell my story.”

Source: 5280 Magazine
Published: Nov 2, 2020
Length: 13 minutes (3,395 words)

The Substackerati

“Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one?”

Author: Clio Chang
Published: Nov 16, 2020
Length: 20 minutes (5,003 words)

The Godmother of Soul

At Oxford American, as part of their Southern Music Issue, Rosanne Cash celebrates the life and career of electric guitar pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an American singer and guitarist who influenced Elvis, Keith Richards, and Johnny Cash. “She traveled the world and left it scorched with her fearlessness and musical originality, inspired fierce devotion from an audience who thrilled to her enormous gifts and her personal excesses, and shook the celestial rafters with the force of her artistic character.”

Source: Oxford American
Published: Nov 10, 2020
Length: 6 minutes (1,629 words)

Have Rogue Orcas Really Been Attacking Boats in the Atlantic?

In the past six months, there have been at least 40 reported incidents involving orcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

Source: BBC
Published: Nov 12, 2020

How Western Travel Influencers Got Tangled Up in Pakistan’s Politics

“Now western travellers had decided Pakistan was worth visiting, and were being treated like saviours.”

Source: The Guardian
Published: Nov 12, 2020
Length: 26 minutes (6,568 words)