Ethiopia’s Industrial Revolution.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Edited by Miranda Purves. Photos by Nichole Sobecki.
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The Last Naturalist
In a world where our time and attention are fractured into smaller and smaller bits, legendary biologist and runner Bernd Heinrich is a throwback, a man who has carved a deep grove in his patch of Maine woods.
Outside
Edited by Elizabeth Hightower. Photo by Jesse Burke.
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Taking Aim On The New Cold War
A backcountry ski journey through the minus 30 degree chill of the Arctic, in the company of nine U.S. military men training to face down Vladimir Putin’s Russian warriors.
Ski
Edited by Sam Berman. Photo by Heath Sandall.
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Birmingham, England, is Now Kind of Hot for Travel
Once an industrial eyesore, Birmingham, England, is now kind of hot for travel. With a world-class food scene, a dazzling new public library, and a cool attitude, “Brum” is suddenly hot.
Boston Globe Magazine
Edited by Greg Klee.
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The Sleepover
A Mother’s Day essay remembering my mom, Barbara Donahue (1929–2017), and my favorite punk band, The Plasmatics (1977–1983).
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Illustration by Maggie Chiang.
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Candidate Kipsang
Kenyan marathon ace Wilson Kipsang runs for public office, amid accusations that he’s stealing votes.
ESPN
Edited by Rebecca Nordquist. Photographs by Georgina Goodwin.
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Painting the Fence
The joys and agonies of maintaining the picket fence at my family’s ancient home in New Hampshire.
Yankee
Edited by Ian Aldrich. Illustration by Cindy Rizza.
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The Messenger
Once a basketball phenom and a hiphop deejay, Suhaib Webb is now a Muslim cleric with a vast following among millennials and also a bone to pick with Donald J. Trump.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photographs by Pete Marovich.
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Don’t Stop Now
At age 77, long distance hiker George “Billy Goat” Woodard has no fixed address and is forever walking in the wilderness or making his way to the wilderness—on trains, in friends’ cars, and sometimes by hitchhiking.
Backpacker
Edited by Dennis Lewon. Photographs by Bob Stefko.
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