“These retired women in Texas have been through infertility, illness, layoffs, addiction and disappointing marriages. Now they are trying to create a utopia just for themselves.”
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The Firefighter With O.C.D. and the Vaccine He Believed Would Kill Him
“For years, Timmy Reen tried to hide his compulsions and rituals from everyone at his New York City firehouse — until his secret was forced out in the open.”
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An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice
“Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?”
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Ice Cream, Alone and with Others
“I buy ice cream because a household should have it, the way my grandmother bought wine.”
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How an Empty Internet Gave Us Tradwives and Trump
“If you are looking to understand Donald Trump’s unusual hold on our cultural politics, look to the tradwives, podcast bros and wellness influencers.”
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What Is Time For?
“Everyone is too busy. How would we spend our time if we weren’t?”
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The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back.
“Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.”
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Joshua Tree’s Celebrity Rattlesnake Wrangler Wants to Change How You See Reptiles
“Danielle Wall’s first encounter with a rattlesnake “wasn’t that scary,” she said. Now the reptiles are her passion.”
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Farewell, and Thanks, to a Man Who Kept Kids Safe
“When they lost their beloved crossing guard, the students at Avenues The World School — Spider-Man, Wilder, Miss Seattle and the rest — paid tribute in cocoa and chalk.”
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A Septic Tank in This Tiny Arizona Town Could Crack a 2006 Cold Case
“Keith King vanished 19 years ago in Seligman. A private detective thinks he knows where King’s body is — and who killed him.”
