“It’s easier than ever for single women to have children on their own … or so I thought. Then began my $17,000 journey.”
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Huge in Palm Springs
“An unlikely statue has become a rich-person controversy for the ages. In the California desert, I found out why.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Willa Köerner, Robyn Ross, Ariel Sabar, Julian Lucas, and Dan Moore.
Of Tacos y Heartbreak
“The tacos I eat here in the U.S. are not the tacos my family eats in Mexico. They come close but there’s something missing. Maybe it’s the salt.”
‘This Place Belongs to You’
“Joshua Tree National Park is synonymous with the desert. Yet record numbers of guests threaten to overwhelm its beauty, wildlife, and small staff.”
My Father Tries to Teach Me His Map of Chicago
“He’s been the cartographer all along, steadfastly believing I’d learn to read his directions.”
White, Legally Armed, and Primed for Political Violence
“Ian Rogers was convinced it was up to him to save America. The gun industry’s sales tactics — playing up paranoia and glorifying combat — may be creating a pipeline of extremists willing to open fire.”
My First Months in Cyberspace
“The earlier internet was a haven, everyone making it up as they went along.”
How the Yurok Tribe Is Bringing Back the California Condor
“The reintroduction of the long-lived, highly social birds has offered insight into the importance of parenting in the species.”
The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down
“The dream of Próspera, founded by a U.S. corporation off the coast of Honduras, was to escape government control. The Honduran government wants it gone.”

