Bike mechanics have historically been a mostly male group, but a group of Canadian women is changing that and increasing access for female cyclists.
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In Defense of Facts: What Is the Essay?
When does fact become fiction? William Deresiewicz on essays, embellishment, and the slippery slope of “truthiness.”
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Lost in Japan
Sarah Miller travels to Japan to learn more about sochu, and ends up learning more about her own limitations as a traveler.
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Strange Women: Vancouver’s Female Punk Visionaries
Connie Kuhns’s spotlight on revolutionary female musicians who creates Vancouver’s underground music scene was a National Magazine Award finalist.
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The Changing Face of Reindeer Herding
The Economist goes into the frigid north to examine how climate change and economics have endangered the centuries-old relationship between Finn and reindeer.
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Carrie Fisher on Sharing Her Private Life, and on Her Mother, Debbie Reynolds
“Oh, I think I do overshare, and I sometime marvel that I do it.”
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The Case Against Christmas
Long after winter has ended, hating on Christmas remains popular sport, as much a holiday tradition as eggnog and overspending.
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What Makes for a Perfectly Seasoned Dish?
A theory from Momofuku’s David Chang.
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The Wildlife Officers Trying to Get Florida’s Human-Alligator Conflicts Under Control
Andrew Revkin’s 1988 story on the rise of human-alligator conflicts in Florida.
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‘Silicon Valley’ Masterfully Skewers Tech Culture
At The New Yorker, Andrew Marantz takes us behind-the-scenes at the HBO comedy “Silicon Valley,” revealing how its writers and creators are so good at accurately skewering the tech world.