AvatarJulie McKenzie The ungrateful refugee: ‘We have no debt to repay’ verified_publisherThe Guardian - Dina NayeriDina Nayeri was just a child when she fled Iran as an asylum seeker. But as she settled into life in the US and then Europe, she became suspicious of the idea that refugees should shed their old identities...
AvatarJulie McKenzie Behind the Scenes of GQ’s Most-Read Story Ever GQ - Geoffrey GagnonIn 1986, at the age of 20, Christopher Knight stepped from his parked car near the Maine woods and he walked into the overgrowth. For the next 27 years, he made his home in the forest. As the author Michael...
AvatarJulie McKenzie What ever happened with Mark Zuckerberg's 2016 fitness challenge? verified_publisherMashable - Kerry FlynnMark Zuckerberg showed off completing his annual personal challenge with a congratulatory Fast Company profile and some interesting videos full of WTF moments. Over the course of a year, the CEO of Facebook...
AvatarJulie McKenzieAnime Illustrator Turns People And Their Pets Into Cartoon Characters boredpanda.com - Greta Jaruševičiūtė American artist Robert DeJesus continues to transform strangers' photos into cartoon versions of themselves (previously here). He's done quite a few …
AvatarJulie McKenzie I lived in Times Square for a year — here's what it's like to live in the most hectic part of New York City verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Amanda MaciasAfter renting in the Upper West Side for two years and fed up with my reliance on the temperamental No. 1 train, I decided to look for a new apartment that had more access to trains. My search landed in...
