What a week!
Here's what you missed.
How an enterprising Montana woman stumbled into the strange world of Amazon re-sellers, and transformed her speck-on-the-map town into a bustling shipping hub. (The Verge, ~15 min.)
Elite search-and-rescue teams are overwhelmed by worsening avalanches, tornadoes, fire, and floods — and climate change is to blame. (Longreads, ~22 min.)
In many rural ERs, the doctor is not in — he or she is hundreds of miles away, directing care remotely from a cubicle. (Washington Post, ~15 min.)
For Ayanna Pressley, a member of AOC's progressive "Squad," and Abigail Spanberger, who beat out a longtime Democratic incumbent in Trump territory, freshman year in Congress has been a roller coaster. This one's worth every minute. (New York Times, ~60 min.)
The incredible, inevitable collapse of the WeWork cult. (Vanity Fair, ~27 min.)
To break into TV and film, the director of Beyoncé’s Formation video just needed a chance — and Emmy-winning screenwriter Lena Waithe was all over it. (California Sunday, ~15 min.)
Philadelphia musician Jimmy Dennis was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1992. This is the incredible story of how he survived 25 years on death row before being exonerated. (Rolling Stone, ~36 min.)
Regardless of your feelings about Joe Biden as a politician, this is a moving piece about his lifelong stutter, and how he has — and perhaps hasn't — come to terms with it. (The Atlantic, 25 min.)
When is it too early to put up Christmas decorations? The debate is real. (New York Times, ~4 min.)
A father reflects on his strange life as a child chef. (The New Yorker, ~25 min.)
When it comes to the media’s coverage of Trump, Soledad O’Brien has no f*cks left to give. Bless her. (The Daily Beast, ~8 min.)
In schools all over Illinois, reporters found that kids as young as kindergarten were spending hours in locked(!) isolation rooms. This is why investigative journalism matters. (Chicago Tribune and ProPublica, ~30 min.)
A warm encounter with his cabbie leads columnist Steve Lopez to meet the man's family after he is randomly killed. (Los Angeles Times, ~7 min.)
Why Mister Rogers makes adults feel all the feels. A beautiful piece. (BuzzFeed News, ~7 min.)
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