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Pooping on the Moon Is a Messy Business
“If humans are to return to the moon, space agencies and governments need to figure out the legal, ethical, and practical dimensions of extraterrestrial waste management.”
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Longreads Needs Your Support to Raise $50K During Our Winter 2020 Member Drive
Longreads is pushing to achieve long-term sustainability, and reader support is more critical than ever.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quotes
Meet the 14-Year-Old Dancer Who Invented The Renegade
A ninth grader’s creation explodes on TikTok, without acknowledgement or credit.
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The Original Renegade
A 14-year-old ninth grader from the Atlanta suburbs created a dance called The Renegade that exploded on communities like TikTok. The only problem is that Harmon saw her creation take on a life of its own without any acknowledgement.
Posted inAudio, Books, education, Podcasts
Normal Sucks: Author Jonathan Mooney on How Schools Fail Kids with Learning Differences
“We are in a sort of remediation industrial complex.”
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The Podcast That Explains Why We’re All WrongÂ
How Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes debunk news scandals of the past.
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The American Road Trip: Patriotism
From a naturalization ceremony to a Slipknot concert, Jacqui Shine travels the United States to understand what it means to be patriotic.
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Curation: The Best Reading, Hand-Picked, For You
Great writing moves us. It makes us feel good. It fills us with potential. Doesn’t everyone want to feel good and optimistic? Is this a mission you can get behind?
