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"Emma gad for hvide" er en satirisk guidebog, der henvender sig til dig, hvide menneske, der er i tvivl om, hvilket hvidt ben, du skal stå på i en kompleks verden.

A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means even the remotest places now bear the fingerprints of humanity.

Losing weight has become the modern woman’s Holy Grail.… Everything will be better when we’re thin. In the 21st century, being thin, even more than being rich or happy, sends a clear message of success to the outside world. No wonder then that disordered eating is on the rise and we’re increasingly unhappy with our bodies. The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how our desire to lose weight is out of control; at the widespread depression that results, the tyranny of celebrity culture and the dangerous extremes - including drip-diets and cosmetic surgery - to which we will go to be skinny.

The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Not all of them lived to tell the tale, of course, but those who emerged triumphant from jungle, desert, or polar wasteland were hailed as if returning from beyond the grave. Journalists vied for their stories and publishers rushed their firsthand accounts of exciting and dangerous journeys into print for a wide and voracious readership.

A journalist returns to her family home in Iran, witnessing enormous political, social, and personal change.

"Where Rugby Is King, Few Seek Olympic Crown
" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma Stoney and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Before I Start My Taxes …" is from the March 13, 2016, Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma Rathbone and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"I Registered to Vote ... For This?" is from the October 30, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma Roller and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Don't Trust Anyone Over 30, Except Bernie Sanders" is from the March 14, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma Roller and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"L Train Will Shut down from Manhattan to Brooklyn in '19 for 18 Months" is from the July 24, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Does That Mutt Have a MetroCard? Subway Riders Are Divided on Dogs" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Train Sped to Double Speed Limit in N.J. Crash" is from the October 06, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Few cities in the world are as closely linked to their subways as New York City — the vast network helped shape the city and now carries nearly 6 million people a day. So when the most ambitious expansion of the subway system in half a century opens Sunday, it will be a transformative moment, promising to alter the future of a large slice of Manhattan.

"Second Avenue Subway's Arrival Brings Fear that Rents Will Soar" is from the December 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

"New Jersey Transit's Decline: A Cautionary Tale of Neglect" is from the October 13, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Patrick McGeehan and narrated by Caroline Miller.