“It’s easier than ever for single women to have children on their own … or so I thought. Then began my $17,000 journey.”
The Guardian
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Where the Wild Things Are: the Untapped Potential of Our Gardens, Parks and Balconies
“Gardens could be part of the solution to the climate and biodiversity crisis. But what are we doing? Disappearing them beneath plastic and paving.”
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Nairobi to New York and Back: the Loneliness of the Internationally Educated Elite
“Every year, hundreds of Kenyans head off to study at elite universities in the US and UK. On graduating, many find themselves in a strange position: unable to fit in abroad, but no longer feeling like they belong back home.”
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The Man Who Turned His Home into a Homeless Shelter
“[S]ince 2020 he has offered hundreds of homeless people a bed in his small flat – and for many of them, it has been life-changing.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we have stories from Amelia Tait, Dan Zak, Daniel Kolitz, Geoffrey Mak, Danielle Carr, Leon Dische Becker, Amber A’Lee Frost, P.E. Moskowitz, Joshua Tempelhof, Elenda Comay del Junco, Kendall Waldman, Devon Fredericksen, and J.D. Daniels.
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“To the Train Lady with Dark Brown Hair … :” Extraordinary Stories of Four Couples who Found Love via Small Ads
“Is the medium dying? What might we lose if we let it go, like a stranger rounding an airport corner?”
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I Was 14. He Was 22. If It Wasn’t Grooming, What Is?
“The world has normalized these stories of abuse. After four years, I freed myself – but how much had I already been shaped?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring notable stories by Bridget Read, Oscar Schwartz, Mosab Abu Toha, Sierra Bellows, and Stuart Heritage.
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Digital Havoc: A Reading List About Hacking
Behind the 1s and 0s, hackers are still people—and their motivations are more nuanced than you might think.
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‘All These Normal People, Packed Into a Human Lasagne’: My Glamour-Free Night at the Oscars
“While the cameras lingered on the stars in Los Angeles, thousands of non-celebrities were whooping it up in the Dolby theatre’s cheap seats. I was one of them.”