Alison Stine confronts the ways in which being hard of hearing has made her job search more difficult.
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I Have a Half Mind to Donate My Brain to Science
Dara Bramson’s grandmother decided to donate her brain to science, so Bramson visited the donation center to learn how iot all works.
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The Strike: Chemicals, Cancer, and the Fight for Health Care
Workers at Momentive Performance Materials had given their lives to the chemical plant. The strike was supposed to save what little they had left.
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First Contact
Sarah Watts details how science fiction shaped her family, her religion, and her own self-image.
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Shelved: Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Album
This is the sound of not really trying.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature, The Atavist Magazine, Uncategorized
Small-Town New Hampshire’s Battle with Bears and Liberty
Grafton, New Hampshire has a bear problem, but how much of the problem is the result of human behavior?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Joan Didion and the Nature of Narrative
Assessing Joan Didion’s legacy reveals a fascination with the nature of narrative that often supersedes the author’s subjects.
Posted inCulture, Food, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Some Like It Hot
The history of the chili pepper is entwined with the history of Chinese Communism and the fiery temperament of the Sichuanese people, but why?
Posted inHistory, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Staten Island Wilderness, Going, Going, Gone?
One of the last pieces of wilderness on Staten Island might get bulldozed.
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She Said Her Husband Hit Her. She Lost Custody of Their Kids
How reporting domestic violence works against women in family court.
