Monday, October 7, 2019

Here's The Rub

Should I Keep Managing My Dad's Money For Free After He Wrote Me Out Of His Will, And Other Advice Column Questions, My Secret Life As An Underage Massage Therapist
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PAIN AND HEALING
GOOD QUESTION
Should I Keep Managing My Dad's Money For Free After He Wrote Me Out Of His Will, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
KNOTTY HISTORY
My Secret Life As An Underage Massage Therapist
narratively.com
As my hands addressed their aches and pains, my clients shared their fantasies and fears with 15-year-old-me. Little did they know, I was dealing with family drama of my own.
THE WOUNDS OF MOTHERHOOD
How To Survive A Vivisection
longreads.com
I never could have predicted what happened: my OB performed a C-section on me without anesthesia. Go on, read it again. Because of the anesthesiologist's mistake, and the OB's desire to get it done, I had major abdominal surgery without anesthetic. In a hospital, in the United States, in 2016. It's more common than you'd think.
ESCAPING FROM REALITY (AND BACK)
My Land Of Make Believe: Life After The Sims
theguardian.com
I tried exercising. I tried having more meetings. I tried structure. But nothing seemed to dissipate a niggling, hollow feeling of worry. Then I downloaded a new-ish version of The Sims, the popular simulation game. Bingo.
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THE PAST, INVESTIGATED
WHAT BUGS US
Jimmy Hoffa, My Stepfather And Me
theatlantic.com
Chuckie O'Brien, a Hoffa aide with Mob ties — and my stepfather — had a self-serving take on secret government surveillance, but his complaints about the double standards of the Justice Department turned out to be valid, and they haunted me as I did my work.
'I FEAR THAT IT MIGHT BE ILLEGAL'
The Black Cube Chronicles: The Private Investigators
newyorker.com
Journalist Ronan Farrow describes being surveilled by two detectives embroiled in an international plot to suppress sexual-assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
'NO ONE KNOWS I EXIST'
The Forgotten Father Of The Abortion Rights Movement
newrepublic.com
What Bill Baird's aggressive, often illegal form of activism can teach a new generation about combating anti-abortion forces.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
ON THE FENCE ABOUT THIS
Couple Fails To Pop Balloon At Gender Reveal Party, And Then Things Just Get More Uncontrollable From There
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The mystery of the gender of the baby will have to wait.
IN THE NEWS
Trump Endorses Turkish Military Operation In Syria, Shifting US Policy
Second Whistleblower Comes Forward After Speaking With Inspector General
Witness In Amber Guyger Murder Case Found Shot Dead In Dallas
Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Three For Work On Cells
China Suspends Business Ties With NBA Team Houston Rockets Over Hong Kong Tweet
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Let's try to be kind to each other — and balloons — today.