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California's Drought Is an Infrastructure Problem

California should build infrastructure, not shame water users.

Reason

‘Whatever the zeitgeist was at the time, he was at the center’: the incredible life of Earl McGrath

The record producer and man of many other cultural hats left behind a treasure trove of rare recordings that are finally seeing the light of day

The Guardian - US

Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview; Joan Didion: The Last Interview review – crafty to the end

In these revealing late-life chats, the two doyennes of US journalism display all the acuity and intellectual toughness that made them household names

The Guardian - UK

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Reboot your sense of adventure with Cookie Mueller’s stories about her extraordinary life

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Bird has "Inside Problems" too

Salon talks to the indie pop storyteller about his creative process and being inspired by Joan Didion

Salon

Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper review – an extraordinary treasure of hope and grief

The acclaimed author seeks ‘the perfect children’s picture book of death’ to help her sons – and herself – come to terms with their father’s illness

The Guardian - AU

Friday essay: empathy or division? On the science and politics of storytelling

Writers can’t always be trusted when they talk about the power and importance of story. We have a vested interest and can get sentimental, promoting the immense power of story, of narrative, as inherently benign.

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