What a week!
Here's what you missed.
A revered legal mind and former professor to Barack and Michelle Obama is suffering from Alzheimer’s in his 60s, and the disease has transformed his life and his marriage. Just stunning. (~16 min., The Boston Globe)
Turns out that artificial intelligence, of all things, may be what saves endangered African elephants. (~13 min., NPR)
The week's most interesting, if light, celebrity cover story: Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. (~20 min., Vanity Fair)
Behold, the story of how Poo-Pourri — and its founder — made it big. (~18 min., The New Yorker)
This is the year that cornhole inexplicably became a sport. (~12 min., Outside)
This piece, about the last true sticker factory in America, leans right into our collective longing for simpler times, and I'm here for it. (~10 min., OneZero/Medium )
How “The Great British Baking Show” tackles the logistics of contestants' crazy recipes. (~9 min., Los Angeles Times)
The unbelievably true story of how an entire neighborhood banded together to take down a notorious package thief — and lost. (~35 min., The Atlantic)
In the #MeToo era, this David Letterman story is a standout. (~14 min., Vanity Fair)
One decision — to stop by a Stephen King book signing — changed the course of this couple’s life. (~7 min., Airbnb Magazine/Medium)
NHL team dentist is not a job for the faint of heart. (~15 min., ESPN)
This magnificent restaurant review went viral this week for all the wrong (or right?) reasons. (~6 min., The New York Times)
In 1938, two female scientists became the first women to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. This is their story. (~50 min., The Atavist)
In the wake of her mother's crushing 2016 loss, how Chelsea Clinton's life unexpectedly became her own. (~32 min., The Cut)
The beautiful story of Anthony Bourdain and his favorite chef’s knife, on the auction block this week. (~9 min., Eater)
How an Airbnb guest stumbled into a nationwide scam, then traced it back to the scammer. Wild and worth every minute. (~25 min., VICE)
Inside the effort, two months later, to rescue the animals devastated by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. (~5 min., BuzzFeed News)
The fascinating origin story behind Ken doll’s crotch. (~10 min., Jezebel)
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