Appreciating the dad joke.
The Atlantic
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Nell Boeschenstein, Hannah Giorgis, David Davis, Chris Randle, and Kelly Conaboy.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Scientist at the Center of a Heated Scientific Feud
When one female scientist’s thirty years of research contradicted the established theory of dinosaur extinction, people started calling her a bitch that should be burned at the stake.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, David Ewing Duncan, Steve Silberman, Anna Wiener, and David Marchese.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Sexist Trials of Female Attorneys
Women trial lawyers share their experiences of destructive sexism in the courtroom.
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To Reflect, To Love, and To Protest: A Pride Month Reading List
A roundup of longreads to celebrate Pride Month.
Posted inCulture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Seeing the Modern World In the Disposable Plastic Straw
How our planet came to be filled with more disposable plastic straws than most of us will ever need.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Frailty, Thy Name Is Immigration Control
Quoting Shakespeare isn’t new, but using it in court to fight Trump’s immigration control is.
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Can the Jaguars’ Unique Biology Help It Survive On Our Over-Populated Planet?
By avoiding confrontations with humans, and using water and edge-lands, jaguars might be ideally suited to surviving the modern world.
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Endurance: It’s All in Your Head, Apparently
“But what if extreme athletes are the worst sources of wisdom, and that is precisely what makes them fascinating?”