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As fire season reaches peak fervor, it's timely to re-up this deep dive by Abe Streep into wildland firefighter wellbeing. Ben Elkind, lead character in the piece, is a great guy and helpful source. These folks deserve better! propublica.org/article/wildla…

"America’s conception of a national park was born in Yosemite from business and blood." Bloomberg Laura Bliss #longreads (Subscription required) bloomberg.com/features/2024-…

Think you have what it takes to survive on a desert island? (Not sure I do.) Loved working on this feature with @jenrosesmithvt. Give it a read!

Who else can write or think like this? Anne Carson the magician lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

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Opportunity knocks! High Country News is hiring three editorial fellows: a Virginia Spencer Davis fellow (to cover rural communities and agriculture), an Indigenous affairs fellow & a science and climate fellow. Learn more an apply by going here: hcn.org/about/jobs/. Pls RT.

Tourist shaming is on the rise, but does it work? For AFAR Media I dig into what does work to influence better traveler behavior—and who should be accountable for overtourism. Thanks Katherine LaGrave for trusting me to tackle hot topics with no easy answers. afar.com/magazine/touri…

The real reason Texas can't control its border: it needs the migrants too badly. For 8 months, I've investigated undocumented construction workers, the bosses hiring them, and the politicians who look the other way: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

I have kept bees this year, have my own hive, & am very proud of my bottled honey, & my stings. 10/21/62

Granta mourns the great Gary Indiana. We unlock his last piece for us, and will publish the fiction he was working on in our Spring issue. granta.com/five-oclock-so…

Since 2004, Peter Knego has gone to extremes salvaging at-risk history. He says it’s worth the gamble. For AFAR Media, @jenrosesmithvt profiles the man saving some of the world’s most iconic cruise ships: Longreads #longreads afar.com/magazine/histo…

“Shipbreakers at Alang cut apart 125 ships in the 2024 fiscal year, generating a pile of jagged scrap worth hundreds of millions of dollars and outweighing 2.5 Empire State Buildings.” Longreads #longreads afar.com/magazine/histo…

I’m looking for pitches on quiet travel—think unplugging, recharging, and resetting. Please send any pitches by November 13. It’s unlikely I will be able to respond to everyone who sends me a note, but thank you in advance for your ideas. Guidelines here: afar.com/about/pitch-gu…

“Every one of Switzerland’s great cities has a river to swim in—often on a lunch hour, sometimes even to commute.” It was such a delight to edit this Bonnie Tsui feature on the tradition of Swiss river swimming. Dive in! afar.com/magazine/explo… Longreads #longreads

“Everything we’re doing here is meant to repair harm, but also to build an economy to prepare people for this next generation where we want to see Black folks thriving.” adam mahoney (he/him) Capital B #longreads capitalbnews.org/black-reparati…

I'm very happy to share this 5200-word profile of the phenomenal Sofia Camacho I wrote for @runnersworldmag. #transathletes #nonbinary #nycmarathon #running runnersworld.com/runners-storie…

Guna Yala, Panama, is incredible. But by 2050, it might be gone. For AFAR Media, Mark Johanson shares how Indigenous stewards are protecting the culture of these disappearing islands: afar.com/magazine/how-i… #longreads Longreads

I use Google Maps, you use Google Maps, we all use Google Maps. But who decides what actually shows up there—and what gets called what? For AFAR Media, Sonya Bennett-Brandt dives into the dizzying world of digital mapmaking: afar.com/magazine/how-d… Longreads #longreads

Hotel porters help our travels run smoothly. For AFAR Media , I profiled Guy St. Elien, who has worked at Brooklyn's Wythe Hotel since it opened—longer than anyone on staff. (He's dubbed "mayor of the corner" for a reason.) afar.com/magazine/at-th… Longreads #longreads