Lara B. Sharp’s efforts to gather information about what happened to her in foster care and as a ward of the state turn up nothing but incorrect records.
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The Forgotten Song That Made The Beach Boys Cool Again
After The Beach Boys’ domestic album sales started suffering in the late 1960s and their squeaky clean surfer image fell out of favor, they co-wrote a song that helped them connect with America’s shaggy, drug-taking counterculture and regain their popularity. This is the story of that song, and the story of American pop music after […]
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes
Greece’s Beleaguered Port City
The violent chipping center of Aspropyrgos, Greece is a microcosm of Europe itself, struggling to benefit from the global economy while protecting its identity.
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The Town Where Trump Can Do No Wrong
He hasn’t built a wall or repealed Obamacare, but these Trump supporters say they will support him no matter what.
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Disgraced
As told to writer Katherine Laidlaw, ER doctor Darryl Gebein describes how he became addicted to fentanyl—and lost everything.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
When Life Imitates Country Music
“The trills in his notes sputter and lift. He sounds like an animal in trouble. Like a lounge singer who’s lost his mind.”
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Technology
We’re Not Ready for Mars
Elon Musk can’t wait to send humans to the Moon and Mars. But before we land ourselves on other worlds, we need to remember how we’ve treated our own.
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Hunting for Antibiotics in the World’s Dirtiest Places
With drug resistance on the rise, the world faces a potential health catastrophe from infections we can no longer fight. One English scientist is probing toilet seats and pools of nasty stuff to find cures the way earlier scientists did: in nature.
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A Slice of Cake and a Tip Lead to a Portrait of Addiction in Ohio
New York Times reporter Jack Healy was sitting in a diner when he received a tip about a father who had lost two of his three adult children to opioid overdoses.
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Portland, Oregon, Where the Law Protects Car Thieves Instead of Peoples’ Cars
Thanks to wacky laws, Portland, Oregon has the third highest car theft rate in America.
