SELECTED LONGFORM
The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews (Longreads)
Glimpses of humanity in an unlikely corner of the internet.
The Really (Really!) Big Year (Texas Monthly)
When she began her year-long bird-spotting adventure, Tiffany Kersten was lost and lonely.
The King’s Ransom (Snap Judgment)
Amateur treasure hunters race to uncover $100,000 in gold and silver after a man buries his entire jewelry store around the state of Michigan.
One Man's Quest to Document Hawaii's Far-Flung Bird Specimens (Audubon)
A biologist is on a mission to restore cultural links to birds collected from his homeland long ago.
SELECTED CLIPS
California city’s $550m deal with Chevron could be a national model for environmentalists (POLITICO)
She defeated Sarah Palin. But Mary Peltola and her hometown face bigger problems (L.A. Times)
How an 1800s Midwife Solved a Poisonous Mystery (Smithsonian Magazine)
Strange Bacteria Are Attacking California’s Trout Supply (NYTimes)
To Discover Wild America, Follow Bigfoot’s Mythical Steps (National Geographic)
$30 proposed tax threatens ‘coming of age’ ritual in remote California (POLITICO)
Six Legs Over Texas (Texas Monthly)
Another Covid-19 Loss? The Jumping Frog Jubilee (NYTimes)
Microfishing is Texas’s Tiny New Angling Trend (Texas Monthly)
The Philosophy of Flying Saucers (UnFictional)
How Amtrak Trains Became One Retired Traveler’s Sanctuary During the Pandemic (Travel + Leisure)