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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
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
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
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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