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[The Marshall Project | Animal Instincts]
[Fernanda Santos]
[Fernanda Santos] Phoenix Bureau Chief
In this essay, part of a project highlighting perspectives from people who work in or are doing time in prison, an inmate serving a life sentence talks about the deer, raccoons, frogs, groundhogs and other unusual âfriendsâ he has made behind bars. [GO »]
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[Politico | âSincerely, the Arab Worldâ]
[Diaa Hadid]
[Diaa Hadid] Mideast Correspondent
President Trumpâs angry relationship with the media, elevation of military figures and loose relationship with facts seem all too familiar to many Arabs. Karl Sharoo, a London-based Lebanese satirist, wrote a letter (âDear Americaâ it begins) pithily listing the similarities â down to the embrace of complicated conspiracy theories â and offers advice, including what to say to foreign correspondents who speak to you in âthe patronizing tone they normally reserve for the Middle East.â (Tip: offer catchy slogans and stress that you are the moderates.) Ouch. [GO »]
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[Around the O | Heat and Light]
[Kirk Johnson]
[Kirk Johnson] Seattle Bureau Chief
From the University of Oregon, a tale of serendipitous research on an island off the coast of British Columbia. We think of wildfire as devastating, but new research suggests that for native people in the Pacific Northwest, fire was a tool of land management and fuel in a wet, deeply forested region. The story offers a glimpse into a corner of history before European settlement, and a reminder of what science contributes to our understanding of everything. [GO »]Â
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[BuzzFeed | Like Father]
[John Schwartz]
[John Schwartz] Science Reporter
A fatherâs story of love and worry. As a child, Kevin Wilsonâs compulsions and invasive thoughts made it difficult for him to eat, and more: âIt was sometimes nearly impossible for me to exist in the real world.â When his young son developed similar problems, Mr. Wilson, all too familiar with the âbad thoughtsâ his boy blamed, hunted for the parts of his life that offered hope. [GO »]
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[Surfer | Board Games]
[Keith Dixon]
[Keith Dixon] Editor, Tools & Technology
Sometimes itâs best to let images do the talking. Surfer magazine recently published a series of year-end retrospectives with its photography staff. The results are engrossing black holes that situate you in moments of crisis and grace in a way that mere words never could. [GO »]Â
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