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The Cowboy Exclaims: The Ballad of an Ageing Vaquero and His Troubled Horse, Bunny

In this beautiful, gentle, look at the relationship between an aging cowboy and his horse, Marcello Di Cintio captures the spirit of “Vaquero horsemanship” — a true partnership between animal and rider. Then Walsh and Bunny did something I won’t forget. “Marcello’s over there,” I heard Walsh whisper to Bunny. “He’s a pretty good guy. […]

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The Ministers of Cheese

Mark Pupo lovingly accounts how a family immigrated from Kosovo to Canada and started up a successful cheese business — that thrived even during the pandemic. Pupo clearly adores this little mom-and-pop business, and it sounds like he has good reason to. As the store prospered, investors approached them with partnership and franchise proposals. Like […]

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Loneliness, Power, and the Top 5 of the Week

“Heartbreak makes for a delicious spectacle, from afar.” “I want to be left alone, but I don’t want to be lonely.” Hanif Abdurraqib writes this about a tension that dominated the career of singer Phyllis Hyman—but it also feels like a familiar plea in this dim, early-January week, when many of us leave the chaos of […]

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