Hugh Maxwell’s walk transformed 2.6 million acres of wilderness into a grid for sale. A writer followed his trail to survey what remains.
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Lost and Found: A Reading List on Labyrinths, Mazes, and Wayfinding
Lost in a maze or found in a labyrinth? Come, let’s keep walking.
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The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird
“Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Bad medicine, imperfect sound forever, know when to fold ’em, brainiacs, and a call of the wild.
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The Florida Alligator Dragnet
“When an alligator kills someone in America, it can make international headlines. What happens to the thousands of gators that people deem ‘nuisances’ does not.”
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One Last Run
“A dispatch from the final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where the drinks were good, and the nature documentaries were, for the most part, sad.”
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Are Crows Really Our Friends?
“An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations.”
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Are There More Bunnies in Toronto?
“I never used to see rabbits in Toronto. Then they were everywhere. Then I lost my mind.”
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The Voice That Revealed a Planet
“David Attenborough turned a whisper into one of the most powerful voices in history. At 100, it carries both wonder and warning.”