How does receiving a donated organ affect a person’s sense of self? Caitlin Dwyer explores the lives of organ donor recipients and their intimate relationships with donor families.
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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.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
What Happened to eBay?
I haven’t peeked at eBay in years, and apparently I’m not the only one who’s forgotten it exists.
Posted inReading List, Uncategorized
To Reflect, To Love, and To Protest: A Pride Month Reading List
A roundup of longreads to celebrate Pride Month.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, History, Nonfiction, Story
The Dead Man Fund
How the world’s worst investor fleeced clients who couldn’t complain.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Design, Quotes
Immature Architects Built the Attention Economy
The creators of addictive smartphone technology admit they were too immature to consider the downsides of persuasive design.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Nestlé Is Sucking the World’s Aquifers Dry
The multinational corporation is gradually privatizing a natural resource.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Keeping Black Farm Families Connected to the Land in Michigan
Blueberry growing is popular around tiny Covert, Michigan, but how do these farmers of color keep their kids farming the land?
Posted inNonfiction
Family Animals
In an excerpt from her new memoir, Grace Talusan fondly remembers the badly behaved dog that won her skeptical father’s heart.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Old Dudes On Skateboards
The death of his life-long skateboarding friend prompts Aaron Gilbreath to get back on his board — at 44, with his toddler daughter in tow.
