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Best of 2023: All of Our Number One Story Picks
Every piece we selected as our top story of the week in 2023, all in one place.
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How Concerned Citizens Drove a Neo-Nazi Out of Rural Maine
Christopher Pohlhaus wanted to build a fascist training compound in America’s whitest state. His neighbors had other plans.
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Bread and Honey
Sometimes, marriage is about learning how to braid the bitter with the sweet.
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The Memory Maker
OpenAI’s Sora allowed you to deepfake yourself. Users started to remember things that never happened.
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The Struggle of Having a Pandemic Baby
Giving birth in the last year has meant a suffocatingly cloistered, rather than a communal, experience.
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Buckle Up for Bumpier Skies
“With climate change, the skies are becoming more turbulent. Can today’s planes still keep us safe?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Caitlin L. Chandler, Kelan Lyons, Daniel Loedel, John Colapinto, and Shay Castle.
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Living in an Alive World
Soft eyes, deep listening, and other ways to extend human perception beyond our limits.
