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​How La Marzocco perfected the espresso machine​

A stimulating read for coffee lovers: a peek inside the factory where La Marzocco makes its industry-leading espresso machines.

Totei | Oliver Franklin-Wallace

​The rise and rise of balloon racing's first family​

Profile of a Texas family and their leading role in the world of competitive balloon racing.

Texas Monthly | Katy Vine and Meher Yeda

​The Boeing 747 begins its final descent​

And a long look back at the 747, the glamour days of aviation, and the end of an era for an iconic airplane.

The Atlantic | Ian Bogost

​Misery and memory in two van Goghs​

Reflections on two paintings of sunflowers, created less than a year apart in the life of Vincent van Gogh.

Defector | Kelsey McKinney

​Wonders of America​

As American approaches 250, a round up of eclectic wonders from around the states.

National Geographic

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​A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party​

“There’s no place in America for you." While the party talks of unity, conservative Muslims attending the Texas GOP convention are met with bigotry instead.

The Texas Tribune | Renzo Downey

​One city might have just cracked the housing crisis​

One pocket of Vancouver is finally building more housing. All it took was returning ownership of the land to the Squamish.

The New York Times | Binyamin Appelbaum

​Ticks are spreading Lyme disease across America, but we can beat them​

New vaccines could prevent the spread of tick-born diseases if government and anti-vax sentiment doesn't get in the way.

Vox | Dylan Scott

​The cult of the enhanced self​

"The ring improved my life. But its form of self-improvement often pulls me away from other people. This left me with a nagging question. At what point is it unhealthy for me—for anyone, for all of us—to be this obsessed with health?"

Derek Thompson

​The billion-dollar peptides gold rush​

On the epistemic and regulatory forces driving a gray market in peptides.

Bloomberg | Amanda Mull, Madison Muller, and Ashleigh Furlong

​Mars Is Spending Millions to Give M&M’s a MAHA Makeover​

A challenge in the age of MAHA: making a blue M&M with natural ingredients.

The Wall Street Journal | Jesse Newman

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​Did a rowdy English nobleman mastermind the American Revolution?​

A new biography uncovers Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond, and his revolutionary ideas.

The New Yorker | Adam Gopnik

​“You Killed the Car”​

The story behind the scenes of Ferris Bueller's unforgettable car crash.

Chicago | Jason Klamm

​The Beach Boy​

At 85 years old, Mike Love is still fronting tours for the Beach Boys. It's not all fun, fun, fun.

Slate | Luke Winkie

​Dutch children are unusually happy​

A visit to the Netherlands to experience Avondvierdaagse, a Dutch tradition of leading kids on a four-day community-building evening walk.

The Guardian | Hannah Docter-Loeb

​Real men bird watch​

Finally, in bird news... a writer learns to appreciate her dad's "bird nerd" hobby.

Inside Hook | Logan Mahan

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