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The chaotic lives of a couple who killed their baby daughter: The story of how Constance Marten and Mark Gordon’s lives became entwined, then descended into chaos, and ultimately led to a tragedy.

bbc.co.uk
u/raphaellaskies — 1 day ago
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[Free gift article] Opioid of the Masses (by JD Vance back in 2016) - Trump is cultural heroin. He makes some feel better for a bit. But he cannot fix what ails them, and one day they’ll realize it.

theatlantic.com
u/Gladyskravitz99 — 1 day ago
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The Socialite New York Never Forgave for a Crime That May Not Have Happened. Ann Woodward shot her husband in 1955 and was cleared by a coroner's jury. Decades later, Truman Capote's gossip made sure New York never forgave her anyway.

observer.com
u/haloarh — 2 days ago
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Space Oddity: Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism examines how Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, by selling a vision of the future that very few people would want to inhabit.

nybooks.com
u/raphaellaskies — 3 days ago
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‘Give Your Mind Over’: Women inside some Northwest Buddhist centers say the faith has long struggled to stop predatory behavior by spiritual leaders

thewesternedge.media
u/ennuiacres — 4 days ago