You’re going to the beach, and you want to be entertained, but you don’t feel like lugging a giant hardcover book in your bag. Here are nine articles to save on your phone so you can read start-to-finish while working on your tan.
The 9 Best Articles to Read at the Beach This Summer
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If You Bingewatched All Of Season 2 Of queer Eye And Now You're Sad It’s Over...
Read about one of the show’s stars Jonathan Van Ness, and his quest to take down toxic masculinity. (Washington Post)
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If You Can Quote the Devil Wears Prada By Heart...
Read about how verbal abuse in the fashion industry is going out of style—finally. (NY Magazine)
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If You Use Oat Milk In Your Coffee And Almond Milk In Your Cereal...
Read about the history of soymilk, which predated today’s alt-milk craze. (Serious Eats)
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If You've Recently Hopped On The Metal Straw Bandwagon...
Read about the advantages and ecological problems of disposable plastic straws. (The Atlantic)
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If You're Still Mourning The Loss Of Anthony Bourdain...
Read The Wire creator David Simon’s funny and insightful tribute to his longtime friend. (The Audacity of Despair)
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If You've Ever Passed By A Hooters And Thought 'why Though?'...
Read about whether, in 2018, there’s still a place for Hooters and restaurants like it. (GQ)
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If You Watched—and Adored—ocean's 8...
Read about the trouble with Hollywood’s gender flips. (The New York Times Magazine)
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If You're A Reality Tv Fanatic...
Read about the rise and fall of one of the genre’s first programs, The Real World. (Longreads)
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If It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood...
Read a touching portrait of the children’s television icon Fred Rogers. (Hazlitt)