This Week’s Selections
The Story of an Afghan Baby (link) –– “Army Rangers killed her parents. A Marine is raising her in America. But her Afghan family says she was taken under false pretenses.”
The Petulant King (link)
The Curse of Kentwood (link) –– “One year ago, Britney Spears was freed from a notorious conservatorship. What possessed her father to seize control of her life?”
Against the Performed Public Apology (link)
An Achievement in Mountain Biking (link)
Flashback: On Freezing to Death (link)
“Brooklyn Archipelago,” one of my favorite stories on This American Life (link)
Other Items of Note
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