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  • America’s Food Safety Is So Broken That Even the Experts Eat Like They’re Disarming a Bomb

    America’s Food Safety Is So Broken That Even the Experts Eat Like They’re Disarming a Bomb

    When your dinner order starts to sound like a legal deposition, something has gone very wrong There is a moment, somewhere between opening a menu and making eye contact with the waiter, when modern Americans are expected to perform confidence. We scan descriptions of leafy greens and artisanal toppings, nod thoughtfully at words like fresh

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  • Bondi Beach and the Paperwork After the Sirens

    Bondi Beach and the Paperwork After the Sirens

    A terror attack, a nation in shock, and the familiar moment when everyone realizes the system worked exactly as designed, which is to say too late. Bondi Beach is supposed to be the place Australia sends to the world as proof of ease. Sun, water, the soft promise that life can be simple if you

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