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[New post] The Rehab of Big Sky Country

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Carolyn Wells posted: "In this personal essay for Beside, Simon Hudson reflects on the time he spent as a teenager in a wilderness rehabilitation center in Montana. It was not somewhere he went willingly. His parents, scared of the path Hudson was on, signed over custody to "tw" New post on Longreads The Rehab of Big Sky Country by Carolyn Wells In this personal essay for Beside , Simon Hudson reflects on the time he spent as a teenager in a wilderness rehabilitation center in Montana . It was not somewhere he went willingly. His parents, scared of the path Hudson was

[New post] The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rock Springs, Wyoming

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Krista Stevens posted: "Horrific on-the-job danger, drug addiction, deep camaraderie, the lure of big money without having to go to college — this is the stuff of life in a fracking town. In this oral history of Rock Springs, Wyoming at The New Republic, J.J. Anselmi reports on " New post on Longreads The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rock Springs, Wyoming by Krista Stevens Horrific on-the-job danger, drug addiction, deep camaraderie, the lure of big money without having to go to college — this is the stuff of life in a fracking town. In this oral history of Rock Springs, Wyoming a

[New post] How Does the Story End?

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Krista Stevens posted: "At Harper's Magazine, author Ann Patchett relates working with Tom Hanks, through which she meets and befriends his assistant, Sooki. After a series of emails, Sooki comes to live with Ann and her husband Karl in their early stages of the pandemic while r" New post on Longreads How Does the Story End? by Krista Stevens At Harper's Magazine , author Ann Patchett relates working with Tom Hanks, through which she meets and befriends his assistant, Sooki. After a series of emails, Sooki comes to live with Ann and her husband Karl in their early st

[New post] Quarantine Brain: How ‘the Internet Became More Internet’ in 2020

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Cheri Lucas Rowlands posted: "I spent most of December buried in this year's editors' picks, working with the team to compile our Best of 2020 lists. As you can imagine, most of that reading was heavy, emotional, and mentally exhausting. The first essay I read after wrapping up my fin" New post on Longreads Quarantine Brain: How 'the Internet Became More Internet' in 2020 by Cheri Lucas Rowlands I spent most of December buried in this year's editors' picks, working with the team to compile our Best of 2020 lists . As you can imagine, most of that readi

[New post] A Bit of Mud is Good for You

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Carolyn Wells posted: "In the Western world, humans spend 90% of their time indoors, more since the impact of COVID-19 — but disconnecting ourselves from the outside into sanitized boxes is not as safe as we may think. Caroline Winter explains in Bloomberg Businessweek that whi" New post on Longreads A Bit of Mud is Good for You by Carolyn Wells In the Western world, humans spend 90% of their time indoors, more since the impact of COVID-19 — but disconnecting ourselves from the outside into sanitized boxes is not as safe as we may think. Caroline Winter explains in Bloomberg

[New post] Neighborhood Watch: The Strange Aftermath of a ‘Karen’ Encounter

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Seyward Darby posted: "As racial justice protests swept across America this summer, a handful of "Karen" videos — footage of white women calling the police on Black people, usually men, for no justifiable reason — went viral. Among them was a video shot in Montclair, New Jersey" New post on Longreads Neighborhood Watch: The Strange Aftermath of a 'Karen' Encounter by Seyward Darby As racial justice protests swept across America this summer, a handful of "Karen" videos — footage of white women calling the police on Black people, usually men, for no