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I will never, ever forget reading this in 2013 and thinking it was the funniest thing ever written. Becuase it was. RIP Gawker.

Touching

A very thought-provoking piece on the power of friendship and the changing social norms around strong platonic relationships... ones that are prioritized over romantic ones.

an entertaining and informative article that is insane to its core

outdated since Spiridonov backed out of the surgery after falling in love and having a son. still fascinating.

fascinating: "Outline your face on a mirror, and you will find it to be exactly half the size of your real face. Step back as much as you please, and the size of that outlined oval will not change: it will remain half the size of your face..."

an ode to the toad

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9/10 — haunting…

10/10 — An article that inspires readers to view Common Swifts as more than just specks in the sky, but as complex, beautiful creatures that we can learn from. This seemingly nature essay is imperceptibly braided with personal memoir as Macdonald brings you into her mind as a child before going to sleep. I’m transported back in time to a house full of warmth, from both the heat of the stove from dinner and the humans that reside within it. Macdonald shares fascinating details about the lives of Common Swifts, including research showing that on their nightly 'vesper flights,' these birds climb high above the clouds to read the weather and confer with one another before deciding where to fly next, finding in this small, strange ritual a perfect relation to our human lives. I believe we could live fuller lives if we, too, climbed high enough every so often to see the storms coming, and called out to each other before it's too late.

9/10 — swear filter test: **** child marriage

10/10 — you go out, and you come home. that is the entire feeling.

9/10 — Indeed, there may be no other single person in history who did as much damage to human health and the planet, all with the best of intentions as an inventor.

9/10 — You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I'll tell you what his 'pinions is. An essay on conformity. I felt this one deeply. I am a product of my environment. of the people around me. is this so bad? its in our nature. Am I that predictable? Are my opinions a reflection of where I get my corn bread? It doesn't feel that way.

9/10 — I always yearned for the hunter/gatherer lifestyle and this article made me feel so justified. we shoulda never started farming. we peaked at gardens.

7/10 — Starting with something simple, but beautiful. The art of noticing. The toad. This introduction leads beautifully into an ode to spring.

8/10 — Someones gotta bring back nature. I wish we could do this everywhere. A valiant effort. Perhaps a bit unrealistic.