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[New post] Reporter Uncovers Airbnb Scam, Airbnb Shrugs, Pockets Money

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Krista Stevens posted: "When reporter Allie Conti got a call from her Airbnb host 10 minutes before she was supposed to check in to her rental in Chicago, "Andrew" claimed the toilet had backed up, making the unit unavailable. The good news, he said was that he had a larger plac" New post on Longreads Reporter Uncovers Airbnb Scam, Airbnb Shrugs, Pockets Money by Krista Stevens When reporter Allie Conti got a call from her Airbnb host 10 minutes before she was supposed to check in to her rental in Chicago, "Andrew" claimed the toilet had backed up, making

[New post] The Misidentification of Raheme Malik Perry

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Krista Stevens posted: "On July 29th, 2018, the family of Frederick Williams said a tearful goodbye as a man was taken off life support following a suspected drug overdose at St. Barnabas, a facility run by Hospice of New York. It wasn't until the Office of the Chief Medical Exa" New post on Longreads The Misidentification of Raheme Malik Perry by Krista Stevens On July 29th, 2018, the family of Frederick Williams said a tearful goodbye as a man was taken off life support following a suspected drug overdose at St. Barnabas, a facility run by Hospice of New York. It wasn&#

[New post] The Possessed: Dispatches from the Third Trimester

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Cheri Lucas Rowlands posted: ""The impulse to see pregnancy as a sci-fi curiosity turns pregnant people into something that is not human, or at least adds an asterisk to their humanity." In this longread, Sara Fredman writes about pregnancy, demons, and Stranger Things." New post on Discover The Possessed: Dispatches from the Third Trimester by Cheri Lucas Rowlands "The impulse to see pregnancy as a sci-fi curiosity turns pregnant people into something that is not human, or at least adds an asterisk to their humanity." In this longread, Sara Fredman writes

[New post] Funky Foods

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Ben Huberman posted: "From cucuzza to durian, Tess Le Moing's Funky Foods celebrates less-common ingredients in everyday cooking. Tess's project is a 2019 Saveur Blogger Award finalist in the "Best Special Interest Blog" category." New post on Discover Funky Foods by Ben Huberman From cucuzza to durian, Tess Le Moing's Funky Foods celebrates less-common ingredients in everyday cooking. Tess's project is a 2019 Saveur Blogger Award finalist in the "Best Special Interest Blog" category.

[New post] David Letterman is Truly Sorry

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Sari Botton posted: "The #metoo movement has yielded far too many cowardly, unsatisfying apologies from men in entertainment, but comedy writer Nell Scovell managed to get a pretty satisfying one from David Letterman, her one-time boss. Ten years ago, Scovell — who quit he" New post on Longreads David Letterman is Truly Sorry by Sari Botton The #metoo movement has yielded far too many cowardly, unsatisfying apologies from men in entertainment, but comedy writer Nell Scovell managed to get a pretty satisfying one from David Letterman, her one-time boss. Ten years ago, Sco