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 As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis
propublica.org · Abrahm Lustgarten
The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and the nation’s food along …
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 Height discrimination: How ‘heightism’ affects careers
BBC Worklife · Aysha Imtiaz
Heightism is hard to identify. Yet there’s evidence that our biases around stature help shape our careers. In 2010, when Imran found work as a security…
 When Did We Become So Obsessed With Being ‘Symmetrical’?
The New York Times · Rhonda Garelick
Mirrors lie. They reverse things. That face you see in the bathroom every morning, in your makeup compact: that is “opposite you” — the inverse of the…
![Bleep! [EPISODE]](https://i0.wp.com/99percentinvisible.org/app/uploads/2022/08/blep-button-600x503.png?resize=600%2C503&ssl=1) Bleep! [EPISODE]
99percentinvisible.org · Chris Berube
Note: This episode contains references to adult language, and might not be suitable for younger listeners. You’ll likely know within the first …
 The radical new experiments that hint at plant consciousness
newscientist.com · Natalie Lawrence
MANY people have seen the way a Mimosa pudica plant, also called the touch-me-not, folds its leaves when they are touched. Fewer know that if you put…
 What We Gain From a Good-Enough Life
The Atlantic · Lily Meyer
A new book challenges us to abandon greatness in favor of more attainable goals. In 1953, the British pediatrician and psychoanalyst D. W. Winnicott…
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 How Irving Penn and Issey Miyake Redefined the Fashion Photograph
Aperture · Alistair O’Neill
The late Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake held a rare appreciation for the role of image-making in design creativity. His longstanding working …
 The Chef Who Turned Fine Dining Into Fanfiction
Eater · Rachel P. Kreiter
The first time I went to a Game of Thrones dinner at the restaurant Elizabeth, the room was decked out in banners bearing ancestral sigils, while…
 How Steven Seagal Earned His Place as the Worst Host In ‘Saturday Night Live’ History
mentalfloss.com · Jake Rossen
In April 1991, the cast and crew of NBC’s seminal late night institution Saturday Night Live were rehearsing for their upcoming show, and its host was…
 A rare, first-of-its kind Chicago license plate is up for auction
NPR · Emma Bowman
Attention, auto enthusiasts: The “holy grail” of Chicago license plates is up for auction. A black-and-white aluminum plate stamped with just the single…
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