Jenny Odell on seeing, deep listening, and other ways to strengthen how we observe the life around us.
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Failure To Lawn
On what a dying patch of turfgrass can teach us about water scarcity, ecological repair, and the lies we tell ourselves about success.
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Too Short’s Long (and Very Raunchy) Life in Rap
“The West Coast rapper is an unsung pioneer of some of the genre’s most central elements.”
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My Trans Awakening—at Age 66
“The day I came out to her, it was like the sun shone for the first time.”
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Why Some People Are Paying to Be Left on a Desert Island—Alone
“Since 2010, Docastaway has sent travelers to deserted islands with no training, no company, and few supplies. And business is booming.”
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The Potent Pollution Of Noise
“Earth’s acoustic environment has been profoundly altered by noise, but it’s not too late to change course.”
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Documents
“I have no status inside or outside any clear borders unless I consider my mother’s uterus my original country.”
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She Was Told Her Twin Sons Wouldn’t Survive. Texas Law Made Her Give Birth Anyway.
“Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.”
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The Romance History Forgot
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed journey to the South Pole captivated the world. But hidden within the legend was a story that has never been told—a love affair between two of the crew who survived.
