What a week!

Here's what you missed.

• A neat little story about a uniquely Maine landmark that made it big on Instagram, and the controversy it’s caused among local residents. (Down East, ~20 min.)

• Little Women (the book!) is an American masterpiece and has never gotten the respect it deserves. (Elle, ~7 min.)

• When is a game more than just a game? Three decades after the biggest high school football game in New Jersey history, the state’s top sports reporter investigates the fallout for the coaches and players on the losing team. (NJ.com, ~36 min.)

• A fascinating look at how the future of Lloyd Center, Portland’s once-legendary urban mall, is teetering on the brink. (Willamette Week, ~14 min.)

• In the eco-case of Real Christmas Tree v. Artificial Christmas Tree, we have a winner! (The Independent, ~4 min.)

• Fancy owning a bar? Consider the Jersey Lilly, the only watering hole in a 14-person Montana town. (Atlas Obscura, ~7 min.)

• Climate change is ruining our mental health ⁠— but are we sick, or is society? (The Believer, ~25 min.)

• A week in the life of a McDonald’s cashier. A must-read. (VICE, ~10 min.)

• They were a couple in Auschwitz, and reunited 72 years later. He had a question he’d wondered about all that time. (New York Times, ~15 min.)

• The best Reese Witherspoon profile I’ve read this year. (Hollywood Reporter, ~16 min.)

• Debt forgiveness at church? A North Carolina pastor and his congregation are changing the game. (BuzzFeed News, ~36 min.)

• Why are we so obsessed with baths? And bath tubs? (Curbed, ~10 min.)

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