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Today's highlights The Real Story That Inspired "Lolita" Is Somehow More Disturbing Than The Book In 1948, 11-year-old Sally Horner was kidnapped and held hostage for two years as her kidnapper drove her… Weird History8 min read The Truth about Smart Contracts Much like the words "blockchain", "AI" and "cloud", "smart contract" is one of those phrases that get a lot… Jimmy Song9 min read The Chinese Buddhist Billionaire Who Wants to Fix Your Brain China's first internet titan is throwing billions at the mysteries of our gray matter Bryan Walsh in OneZero17 min read Friend of the Devil More than a decade ago, an acquaintance committed one of the most nefarious crimes in New York history. Then… Aaron Gell in Human Parts102 min read Best in True Crime Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Case of the Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Anti-Semitism put Oscar Slater in jail. The author of Sherlock Holmes got him out. Margalit Fox12 min read How an Apple Watch Could Decide a Murder Case Fitness trackers and the data they collect are the latest tools in solving criminal investigations Thomas McMullan8 min read Why We're So Obsessed with Grifters Anna Delvey didn't just show her marks a fake persona—she reflected their own fantasies Tara Isabella Burton5 min read Best in Art The Nature of the Human Body Before dressing them, we first draw them nude Walter Isaacson9 min read These Delicate Animal Illustrations From Over 200 Years Ago Are Incredibly… Japan's Kitao Masayoshi brought fauna to life with just a few brushstrokes in his book of animal drawings… Summer Anne Burton in Tenderly3 min read Nature by Design Part 2 How colorful landscapes attest of cultural exchange. Georges Hattab in Nightingale11 min read Best in Makers The Go-Granny-Go Boho Granny Square Inspired by the Little Old Lady from Pasadena Leslie Stahlhut in Free Crochet Patterns and Tutorials3 min read Build Actual Things With Your Actual Hands In today's age, we can work around the clock, and while we might write books, build software, publish podcast… Steve Glaveski in Steve Glaveski3 min read Best in Science How Human Collapse Could Really Happen Between climate change and more, we could be sleepwalking into annihilation Phil Torres in OneZero6 min read Uncomputable Numbers Real numbers we can never know the value of Jørgen Veisdal in Cantor's Paradise15 min read Lab-Grown Mini Brains Have Human-Like Brain Activity New research on mental illness is also raising questions about whether so-called organoids could develop… Emily Mullin in OneZero4 min read Most read How Twitter Helped Me Realize I Was in an Abusive Marriage My ex had made my world smaller, but my online friends still got through Audrey Zetta in Human Parts6 min read I Don't Understand Straight People, Even Though I'm Married to One I'm confident in my sexuality, but my husband's makes no sense to me Darcy Reeder in Human Parts6 min read How K-Beauty Conquered the West Fueled by support from the Korean government, sheet masks and glass skin have taken over the world Joanna Fuertes in GEN7 min read Editors' picks The Case for Being a Multi-Hyphenate Throughout history, and today, the most successful people are good at more than just one thing Ryan Holiday in Human Parts7 min read Why Your Startup Isn't Being Funded and What to Do About It Let's talk about why investors aren't returning your calls and what you should do about it Joe Procopio in Marker5 min read The Simplest Scientific Strategies for Remembering People's Names Being good with names is an underrated social power Zulie Rane in Forge4 min read Make this email better. Tailor your topics

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