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How the Capybara Won My Heart—and Almost Everyone Else’s
The New Yorker26 Jan 2025 • ~6400 words

It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ago.

Inside the Fight Against a Los Angeles Inferno
The New Yorker26 Jan 2025 • ~4400 words

A reporter embeds with wildland firefighters during one of the deadliest blazes in California history.

The end of neoliberalism?
Aeon26 Jan 2025 • ~5000 words

The case of Mexico shows that, despite a proliferating discourse that it is over, neoliberalism is as relentless as ever.

Sleuths, salvagers and revivalists
Inside Story26 Jan 2025 • ~2900 words

Jim Davidson discusses three books that explore the evolution of language.

At the Summit
Harper's Magazine22 Jan 2025 • ~7850 words

Caitlín Doherty writes about the last days of Davos as its relevance is waning.

A Good Company
Harper's Magazine22 Jan 2025 • ~6750 words

Justin Nobel is writing a book on the environmental threats of oil and gas, which will be published by Simon & Schuster. There is only one problem: S&S was sold to to KKR, a private equity firm with significant investments in oil and gas.

Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
New York Times24 Jan 2025 • ~4250 words

Many climate experts see its deserts as a place to build the green-energy future. For two local activists, the price is too great.

Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires?
BIG25 Jan 2025 • ~3250 words

During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn't afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier.

My Last Trial
The Atlantic24 Jan 2025 • ~3950 words

Amanda Knox shares her journey through an 18-year legal battle in Italy that began with a wrongful murder conviction.

‘The nice version of her was manufactured for YouTube’: my mum, the family vlogger who became a child abuser
The Guardian25 Jan 2025 • ~5100 words

Ruby Franke was a social media star who made viral videos about her six children and perfect-seeming life – until she was jailed for child abuse. Now her eldest daughter Shari is telling her side of the story