An exploration of scale, limits, and care—featuring our new essay “By All Measures” and this week’s Top 5 reads.
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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.
Century-Scale Storage
“If you had to store something for 100 years, how would you do it?”
Experiences in Groups
“The more you can perceive, the more choice you will have about how to respond.”
The Gospel of Change
“Traveling in an RV empowers a seeker to make peace with an ever-evolving world.”
How the Irish Pub Became One of the Emerald Isle’s Greatest Exports
“The Dublin-based Irish Pub Company has designed upwards of 2,000 pubs in more than 100 countries around the globe.”
Winter Finally Comes for Gothic’s Billy Barr
“Billy Barr has braved the fourth season deep in the Rocky Mountains for more than 50 years, amassing an unrivaled record of climate data.”
Filthy Matters
“Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms.”


