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Important things are earned. Things like progress, victory, vindication, and, perhaps most crucial, c
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December 13 · Issue #22 · View online
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Important things are earned. Things like progress, victory, vindication, and, perhaps most crucial, cleanliness. This week’s set of stories track the hard work and the struggle, the real back-bending brow-sweating hustle, of making things happen. Happy Reading! -Lucas
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The Divorce Colony
As the 19th century became the 20th, South Dakota found itself, thanks to flexible laws, a divorce capital of the U.S. Here’s the strange tale of the socialites who shaped modern marriage on the American frontier. “William Thomas was granted divorce on grounds of his wife’s cruelty. According to the Argus Leader, he pleaded ‘too much mother-in-law.'” - April White | Atavist Magazine
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There Will Be Blood
Every year, roughly 40,000 people die in Minnesota. For some, it’s weeks or months before anyone finds them. Meet the crew who comes in to clean up the mess. “Berg didn’t grow up wanting a career cleaning up after deaths. For most of his life, he dreamed of helping the living.” - Andy Mannix | MinnPost
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Rousey Says She's Down But Not Out
In the days after her stunning defeat, Ronda Rousey says that she’s ready to fight again. “The loss to Holm is still too scary to fully feel or see. The retelling is told in fragments.” - Ramona Shelburne | ESPN The Magazine
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Rick Dyer's Believe It Or Not!
A team of Bigfoot believers, a legion of “Haters,” more than one Walmart parking lot, and the showman at the center of it all. “Things got weird, as they so often do, in a Walmart parking lot.” - Jeff Winkler | TexasMonthly
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Rebel Without A Pause
Killer Mike and the return of the politically engaged rapper. “Politically conscious rap happened; it was meaningful, it was co-opted and commercialized; and then it vanished.” - Bijan Stephen | New Republic
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*This week we test a new sort of recommendation. Stories are told in many mediums, each of which deserves to be shared. So here’s a fascinating look at a podcast and book that explore the little known relationship of the Vonnegut brothers. Enjoy!
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Kurt Vonnegut in the ‘House of Magic’
Science Friday brings us the story of Kurt Vonnegut’s brother, a GE scientist and researcher that shaped the celebrated writer’s work.
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