This week we have stories from Sarah Miller, James D. Walsh, Hanif Abdurraqib, Gabrielle Drolet, and Jeremiah David.
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The Man Who Wrote “Take On Me” on the Fine Art of Not Giving a F**k
“Magne Furuholmen doesn’t care if the only reason you want to see his art is that he’s the A-ha guy. Also: You should see his art!”
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How to Make a Living as a Writer
“Horse stories in the morning, erotica in the afternoon.”
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I Can Never Own My Perfect Home
“There is a cost to being a writer, and my bill has come due.”
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Cringe! How Millennials Became Uncool
“They are mocked by gen Z for everything from their trainer socks to their mom jeans and selfie technique. A maligned millennial asks: how did we get here?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommendations from Bobbie Johnson; Bee Wilson; Jia Tolentino; Isra Fejzullaj, Rina Chandran, and Michael Zelenko; and Matthew Ponsford.
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How To Build A Thousand-Year-Old Tree
“A set of experimental techniques and technologies that might seem harmful to trees is actually helping ancient forests survive.”
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David Attenborough at 99: ‘I Will Not See How the Story Ends’
“The natural history presenter, who turns 99 this week, has an obsession with sea life that began in boyhood. Here he reflects on his most moving marine encounters — and shares his optimism about the future of our oceans.”
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Does Anyone Still Hitchhike?
“Traveling by thumb isn’t popular anymore. Some say it should be.”
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Borstal Boys
“A personal history of the borstal in Britain: a century of incarcerated children.”