Andres Beckett dreamed of competing in a punishing rodeo event known as the Suicide Race. But more difficult than charging down its dangerously steep track was earning a spot at the starting line: It’s not hard to see what makes the race so dangerous. There’s the hill itself, more than 200 feet of earth pitched […]
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‘Breonna deserved better’
“She is more than an incident report that didn’t offer her dignity in death, to tell the truth of her murder.”
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Queens of Infamy: Isabella of France
Married off at age 12, Isabella put up with her husband’s shenanigans over decades. Eventually, the She-Wolf of France had had enough.
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Safety Net
These days, when you work as a librarian in America, there is no lack of emergencies.
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What the Journey Brings, and Our Weekly Top 5
“I-95 is an artery of ambition, movement, and flight. A place where millions of people hurry toward love and loss, carrying their hope, their grief, their ordinary Tuesdays, all at 70 miles per hour.” A favorite program of mine is Race Across the World. The concept is simple: Teams must cross entire countries without flying, armed only […]
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‘It’s More Like a Playlist’: Lavinia Spalding on Editing the Best Women’s Travel Writing
The editor of The Best Women’s Travel Writing series on curation, grief and levity, and the stories she hopes to read more of in the future.
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Chasing Spies From the Couch
Discover a website that solves crimes without its members ever leaving home.
