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Short reads that live outside the blog: stories, how-tos and explainers.
5 min readHow Honeybees Give Directions
A bee that finds good flowers flies home and dances a map. Here is how to read it, from the angle of the waggle to the length of the run.
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4 min readHow to Make Vietnamese Egg Coffee
Strong coffee under a thick, sweet cloud of whipped egg yolk. A Hanoi classic that tastes a little like tiramisu in a cup, and takes ten minutes at home.
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4 min readThe Umbrella Library
In a town where it rains two hundred days a year, a bookshop lends out umbrellas. One of them takes twenty years to come back.
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3 min readHow to Make a Proper Cup of Masala Chai
Six spices, one pan and ten minutes. A simple stovetop recipe for strong, milky, fragrant chai.
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3 min readThe Last Train Home
Two strangers, one carriage, and a bag of oranges on the 11:52 to the end of the line.
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4 min readThe Lighthouse Keeper's Cat
A short story about an old keeper, a stubborn tabby, and the last night before the light went automatic.
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4 min readWhy Sunsets Turn Orange
The same physics that makes the sky blue at noon paints it orange at dusk. Here is how it works, in plain language.
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