“We love our dogs for their individual characters—and yet cloning implies that we also believe their unique, unreproducible selves can, in fact, be reproduced.”
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Rebecca Solnit: Slow Change Can Be Radical Change
“I love dramatic stories too, but I think they tend to mislead us about how change happens.”
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An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
“Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?”
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Crossed Signals
“Joe Hazard donated the land for a cross that towered over Mayhaw, Mississippi. He never dreamed his generosity would spark a divine comedy.”
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She Tried to Kill a President. He Loved Her Anyway.
“A retired widower married Sara Jane Moore, who shot at President Ford in 1975. It tore his family apart.”
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In the Wake of the Water
“Federal flood-risk maps — which millions of homeowners rely on to make decisions about the future of their homes — aren’t accounting for climate change in their projections. The result? Risk models that systematically underestimate threats facing residents of flood-prone areas across the U.S.”
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I Lost My Son to Addiction. No, Privilege Didn’t Protect Him
“He had a loving family, financial support, and the best treatment. He fell victim to an overdose anyway.”
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Love is Biological Bribery
“The idea that romantic love is the most powerful love is unhelpful because it demotes all the other ways that you can love in your life. And none of them are weaker than romantic love, but we seem to think that they’re not as good. They’re not as important.”
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Subversive Botanicals in Miami’s Art Underground
“Working with non-native plant species, two artists explore themes of gentrification and migration in South Florida.”
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The Foreign Language That Changed My Teenage Son’s Life
“I worried about his ability to fit in. But then he fell in love with Russian — and on a trip to Central Asia, he flourished.”
