Scott Brown Making a home in a famous houseCurbed - Liz StinsonThe stuffed lion is the least likely thing to be sitting in the window, and yet there it is, with its friendly, stitched mug propped up on the sill. It’s surrounded by an army of other stuffed animals:
Popeyes The Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Is Here to Save AmericaThe New Yorker - Helen RosnerOne day in 2017, during the brunch rush at Sweet Dixie Kitchen—a small Southern California restaurant that the Orange County Register once dubbed “Long Beach’s Church of Southern Breakfast”—a customer
Venice Beach Snapchat’s Disappearing Act Leaves Venice Beach Searching for Its FutureThe New York TimesStreet performers have had a big role in shaping Venice’s creative ethos. The Gingerbread Court on Ocean Front Walk once housed the lively Sean’s Cafe. Snap took up the lease and turned it into an employee
U.S. Politics The Great Seattle Pot HeistPOLITICO - By ERIC SCIGLIANOA rash of marijuana thefts has Seattle growers wondering: Is the government leading the thieves right to them? SEATTLE—Regina Liszanckie was about to head to work when she got the text from the owners
Are goats the new weed whackers? Plenty of people want them to be.The Washington Post Magazine - By Rachel ManteuffelThe entire crew is ready to start working, but Gladys is being a prima donna. It's the exact opposite of the movie star cliche: Gladys refuses to get into her trailer. She has a point. It's late July,
Painting The Cosmic, Psychedelic, Glow-in-the-Dark Art of Alex AliumeWIRED - Duff McDonald Alex Aliume is about to show me his latest painting, made with a new technique. I’m on my knees on the floor of his 8- by 12-foot basement studio in …
Elizabeth Warren The Summer of Elizabeth WarrenGQ - Julia IoffeJulia Ioffe joins Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail, where the surging senator has spent the season overcoming her campaign's wobbly start and getting down to business—trouncing debate foes, climbing
Swarovski 9 of the Most Beautiful Chess Sets in the WorldArchitectural Digest - Elizabeth StampThe game of chess has been around for centuries, and while the rules have mostly stayed the same, the look of the game has been continuously reinterpreted. Today both modern and ancient chess sets appear
Home Care Home health aides care for the elderly. Who will care for them?Vox - Alexia Fernández CampbellPart of Issue #5 of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world. When the alarm clock went off at 7 am, Angelica Rios had barely gotten four hours of sleep. She rolled out of anyway
Art Preview 11 of Burning Man’s Most-Anticipated Artworksartsy.net - Artsy Editors Thom White and Piece of Cake Productions, final rendering of Happy Birthday! (MEGA CAKE) by Thom White. Courtesy of the artist and Piece of Cake …
Time-lapse Photography A Timelapse of Earth Rotating Around the Milky Waypetapixel.com - Michael Zhang Photographer Aryeh Nirenberg made this 55-second time-lapse video that visualizes Earth’s rotation by fixing the Milky Way as the point of reference …
Salaries & Wages Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America’s Booming Service IndustryTIME - Alana SemuelsPublished in partnership with The Fuller Project, a non-profit newsroom that reports on issues impacting women. After an eight-hour shift on her feet, shuffling between a stuffy kitchen and the red vinyl
African-American News The Great Land RobberyThe Atlantic - Vann R. Newkirk IIThe shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farms Images above: A sign on a utility pole to deter hunters, near the old Scott-family homestead, Drew, Mississippi; Willena's
Pierre Trudeau Justin Trudeau: the rise and fall of a political brandThe Guardian - Ashifa KassamOn the last night of March 2012, Justin Trudeau climbed into a boxing ring in downtown Ottawa, the Canadian capital, intent on rescuing his public image. He was clad in a lustrous red robe, the colour
Outdoors Welcome to Palmerston Island, Population 35Outside Magazine - Alison Van HoutenWhen our 38-foot sloop approached Palmerston at dawn one September morning, more than 200 miles from the nearest speck of land, we’d been staring down squalls on the South Pacific for five days and nights.
Jesus Can Jesus Close the Wage Gap?Elle - By Hayley PhelanIt’s 7 p.m. on a Friday, and across New York City, happy hours are winding down and group chats are lighting up. Outside the Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn, hundreds of young women are standing in
Play buttonSports Inside the Twisted, Worldwide Hunt for a $7 Million Stolen CarEsquire - Stayton BonnerJoe Ford is sitting at the Pelican Landing, an outdoor restaurant in a fancy marina on the Intracoastal Waterway. Across the way is a 180-foot yacht, the name abbracci painted across the stern. The theme
Wisconsin In Men, It’s Parkinson’s. In Women, It’s Hysteria.propublica.org - ProPublica Neurologist Laura Boylan suffered from tremors and loss of balance that she attributed to a cyst in her brain. Why didn’t her doctors believe …
Science How humans created color for thousands of yearsPopular Science - Eleanor CumminsBack before we could paint our world with pixels, we needed precious commodities to make pigments. Most of the hues we look at these days come courtesy of 16,777,216 alphanumeric keys called Hex codes;
Pop Culture Little House, Big Fans: These People Really, Really Love Laura Ingalls WilderRefinery29 - Elena NicolaouLaura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series have become a symbol of the American pioneer spirit. More than a century later, the books are a lifestyle for her superfans. Midway through the
Tropical Cyclones 11 Secrets of Storm Chasersmentalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen Every year, people around the world board up windows, stock up on essential supplies, and flee their own homes in anticipation of severe weather …
Taylor Swift How Taylor Swift Went From Sweetheart to Snake (and Back Again?)theringer.com - Kate Knibbs In the same way that a meteorologist might struggle to predict a whole year’s weather rather than the next week’s rain, it is exceedingly difficult …
Long-form Journalism ‘They're Putting People at Risk’: Sexual Misconduct, Harassment, and Inaction at Zeel, the Top Massage AppGizmodo - Brian Merchant When Ilene Antelman arrived at a client’s Manhattan duplex in December of 2016, she was in a good mood. She was a veteran massage therapist, and he …
Drinking How Getting Sober Finally Made Me CoolVICE - Molly PriddyMaking the decision to get sober can feel like you’re trading in your identity as a Fun Person to instead become a bummer. But I’m going to tell you a secret, something so annoying, so frustrating, and
NPR Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate WingNPR - Susan DavisThree weeks after Democrats took control of the U.S. House in the 2018 midterm elections, about 40 reelected and recently defeated lawmakers in the centrist Republican Main Street Caucus gathered at the
Motivation Which style of rest you need, based on your Enneagram type—no naps includedWell+Good - by Tehrene Firman If you’re anything like me, you probably have one response when asked if you’ve gotten enough rest: “Rest? Never heard of her.” In the fast-paced …
Sesame Street How ‘Sesame Street’ Started a Musical RevolutionThe New York Times - By MELENA RYZIKHow many ways can you sing about the letter B? On “Sesame Street,” that question has many furry answers. Since its inception in 1969, the public television show has redefined what it means to teach children
Vermont We Did It For The LOLs: 100 Favorite Funny BooksNPR - Petra MayerThe news cycle is driving us to the edge of madness, so why not switch off, unplug and pick up a book? We know you could use a laugh right now — and luckily, several thousand of you told us all about books,
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