A profile of Cathy Guisewite, the Baby Boomer creator of “Cathy,” the popular comic strip widely syndicated from 1976 to 2010, and the eponymous character’s conflicting concerns.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Jen Gann, Christine H. Lee, John Birdsall, and Anna Callaghan.
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The Problem of Too Many Hotels, Too Many Parties, and Too Many Tourists In Tulum
From over-development to contaminated cenotes, the problems continue to pile up in the Mayan paradise formerly known as Tulum.
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A Fascinating Case of Precocious Puberty
Patrick Burleigh carried an extremely rare genetic mutation, which brought on puberty prematurely.
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A 4-Year-Old Trapped in a Teenager’s Body
Like all the men in his family, Patrick Burleigh carried an extremely rare genetic mutation, which led to “precocious puberty” and a confusing, challenging childhood in which he experienced dramatic physical changes — like pubic hair — as early as age 2.
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Motherhood: ‘Thank God I think I love it??’
“We are experts in our own lives, but ignored by the world at large.”
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Bastard: Neither of My Parents Was Exactly Who I Thought They Were
In this personal essay, author Elizabeth Wurtzel shares the bombshell that was recently dropped on her — that her father was not Donald Wurtzel, but rather civil rights era photojournalist Bob Adelman — and tries to make sense of her mother’s choice to keep the secret of her affair (and her daughter’s true paternity) for […]
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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.
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Welcome to the Jungle
As Caitlin Moran explains, there are Bad Men, and then there are Badly Educated Men.
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Losing the Middle Ground
More families are having only two children, leaving an entire culture to fade away: middleborns.