In this edition: January begins, finding beauty, powerful blues, toxic water, and begonia batons.
The Observer
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The Strange Tale of Sigmund Freud’s Begonia
“How the gift of a plant helped Emma Freud finally get to know her great-grandfather.”
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Working on the Edge: A Reading List About Extreme Jobs
A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former.
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Impersonation Nation: A Very Scammy Reading List
Five stories that demonstrate we’re living in the golden age of the personal hoax.