A list of things to read that are not about Trump or COVID
The problem with new media is that some wonderful long-form reporting is more quickly forgotten. Here’s some of the best stuff to read. (Ok, some are sort of about Trump and COVID.
The Accident on the Pacific Crest Trail
The People Who Prioritize a Friendship Over Romance
Against the Consensus Approach to History
Can knowledge industries escape superstar cities?
Reality TV’s Overburdened, and Underrepresented, Workforce
Is Every Ambitious Teen-ager a “Founder and C.E.O.”?
QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic
What Happened to the Sarah Lawrence Kids and Larry Ray?
The Rise of the Messy Advice Column
Luxury Sneaker Markets Are a Preview of Capitalist Dystopia
If museums want to diversify, they’ll have to change. A lot.
Shut up, I’m manifesting!: The latest internet wellness craze is thinking your way to a better life.
Michael Alig's Desperate Third Act
Finally….something I have more to say about later:
Has science solved the Dyatlov Pass incident, one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?
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