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A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft
“So maybe the thing to teach isn’t a skill but a spirit.”
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So You Think You’ve Been Gaslit
“What happens when a niche clinical concept becomes a ubiquitous cultural diagnosis.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending excellent stories from Lewis Hyde, Reeves Wiedeman, Sam Myers, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and David W. Brown.
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How to Give Away a Fortune
“An Austrian heiress recruited fifty people from all walks of life to redistribute twenty-five million euros—if they could agree on how to spend it.”
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What Professional Organizers Know About Our Lives
“Overwhelmed by too much stuff, we hire experts to help us sort things out. But what’s really behind all the clutter?”
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Can Crosswords Be More Inclusive?
“The puzzles spread from the United States across the globe, but the American crossword today doesn’t always reflect the linguistic changes that immigration brings.”
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The Last Lighthouse Keeper in America
“In a technological age, impassioned devotees renew an ancient maritime tradition.”
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How to Build a Better Motivational Speaker
“The upstart motivator Jesse Itzler wants to reform his profession—while also rising to the top.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Bezos, paper, scissors; feast or famine; one reason to stay here; any way you slice it; the real Winter Olympics, and more.
