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How America Ends
A tectonic demographic shift is under way. Can the country hold together?
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Wild Times on the Trans-Uganda - BIKEPACKING.com
This past summer Evan Christenson took a blind leap and cycled the Trans-Uganda alone. Along the way he found much more than he expected and the experience was beyond life-changing. Read on for his passionate reflection on the trip and see a collection of photos from the route...
An Unfiltered Oral History of the Marlboro Man
“Mild as May” That was the original advertising slogan for Marlboro cigarettes when they first hit the market in the 1920s. Decades before the rugged...
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An Oral History Of Blade Runner's 2019 Los Angeles, Because The Future Has Arrived
It took place in November 2019. Pretty soon, Blade Runner will take place in the past.
Why the Boeing 737 will never take the place of the 757
I’m depressed. I’m depressed because the word on the street is that Boeing will not be moving forward with its so-called “new midsize airplane,” or NMA, also known as the 797. That’s the rumor, at any rate. If built, the 797 would bridge the range and capacity gap between the narrowbody 737 family and the …
Tech and Liberty
The First Amendment is not about a law, but rather a culture — specifically a culture of liberty. It is essential to tech, and in this context, Facebook is mostly right about political ads (but can…
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Farm Country Feeds America. But Just Try Buying Groceries There.
An exodus of grocery stores is turning rural towns into food deserts. But some are fighting back by opening their own local markets.
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Your Office Chair Is Hurting You
But also, forget standing desks. Try ‘active sitting,’ according to a trauma surgeon who wants to cure sitting disease.
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How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets
The president’s tweeting was once a sideshow. But it transformed how he exerted power, leaving the White House and Twitter to grapple over whether, and how, to rein it in.
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Opinion | The Happy, Healthy Capitalists of Switzerland
Forget Scandinavia. Switzerland is richer and yet has a surprisingly equal wealth distribution.
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And Now, A New Short Story: The Origin of the Flow
Back around my birthday, I ran a fundraiser for RIP Medical Debt, which buys up the medical debt of Americans for pennies on the dollar, and having done so, erases it -- meaning those people, previously despairing of the cost of their medical care, just didn't have to worry about it anymore. I noted that…
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An ‘extreme’ haunted house requires a 40-page waiver. Critics say it’s a torture chamber.
Participants in the horror experience at McKamey Manor are waterboarded and forced to eat things, a petition says. The founder says it's all a mind game.
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Guide to Software as a Service pricing
Stripe Atlas’ guide to pricing and packaging for low-touch SaaS businesses
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Performance Reviews Are a Waste of Time
This post is contributed by Xavier Shay, who teaches our Engineering Leadership course. He was most recently Director of Payment…
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Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Trees - Issue 77: Underworlds - Nautilus
Consider a forest: One notices the trunks, of course, and the canopy. If a few roots project artfully above the soil and fallen leaves,…
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What No One Wants To Admit About Housing Politics
Real estate development in California has been frozen for decades. A new coalition is emerging to break homeowner resistance. But dishonesty from both sides prevents the reconciliation of social fabric and development, jeopardizing the future of American cities.
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A Lineman Became a Doctor, but Dementia Made Him Retire. He’s Only 42.
T.J. Abraham’s career ended when his brain began to fail. His doctors blame football, and he is pushing for change.
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How Bowling Alleys Made a Comeback
Bowling’s cool again. Just ask Kim. Photographer: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Photographer: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images In the late 1970s, just over 9 million…
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Rock climbing and the economics of innovation – Soft Machines
The rock climber Alex Honnold’s free, solo ascent of El Capitan is inspirational in many ways. For economist John Cochrane, watching the film of the ascent has…
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Route Report: Khangai Mountains Traverse, Mongolia - BIKEPACKING.com
Todd Palmer and his partner Pia traveled to Mongolia to ride our Khangai Mountains Traverse for their first overseas bikepacking trip together, where they spent 10 days pedaling through the route's vast, rolling landscapes. Find their full report here...
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The 2010s Have Broken Our Sense Of Time
The rhythms of American life changed in the 2010s. How everything from TV to Trump to Instagram messed with your head just enough that time feels like it melted.
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Rock Solid Evidence for Other Earths - Issue 77: Underworlds - Nautilus
Is our planet unique? The chances are slim. There are trillions of other galaxies, each of which has billions of suns. In a recent…
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Velo Orange’s Neutrino: A Minivelo with Big Capabilities – Spencer Harding
I, along with a few other eccentrics, have been dreaming of the idea of a small wheeled bikepacking rig for years. If you have ever had to box up your 29+ or other fat-tired bike for international travel in a small box, under 50 pounds, then you understand how annoying and stressful that can be. In my mind’s eye, I saw a 20” minivelo with a massive triangle floating on 3”-4” tires, maybe even a Ritchey Breakaway style seatpost break if I was truly dreaming. Minivelos have been around for quite s...
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Bear Bones Bash, Mid Wales - BIKEPACKING.com
The Bear Bones Bash is a 200km bikepacking loop through remote mid Wales, that includes a visit to the Centre of Alternative Technology.
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The Untold Story of the Secret Mission to Seize Nazi Map Data
How a covert U.S. Army intelligence unit canvassed war-torn Europe, capturing intelligence with incalculable strategic value
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