A round-up of African migration trends to watch in 2024—e.g., state fragility, seasonal economic opportunities. / Africa Center
The world's most “powerful” passports, ranked. / The Points Guy
A very big battery replaces Hawaii's last coal plant. / Grist
TW Lim: We went from mining nature for particular fats, to mining fats for their components. / Scope of Work
From November, “tyromancy” refers to an ancient fortune-telling practice that uses cheese. / Saveur
What it's like to organize a race that goes up and down a mountain in the middle of winter? “If I sit down, I get snoozy.” / Patagonia
A paraplegic rock climber decides to climb Yosemite's legendary El Capitan “one tiny pull-up at a time.” / The Los Angeles Times [+]
A man spent $1 million—and seemingly wrecked part of his family—to turn his modest living room into “the world's greatest hi-fi.” / The Washington Post [+]
Related: How to make a traditional Japanese-style kitchen knife. / Chicago Magazine
Unrelated: A video tour of “the world's best houseboat.” / YouTube
A profile of the Hollywood screenwriter who's paid $300,000 a week to rewrite other people's scripts—”a fee that he acknowledges is 'insane.'” / The New Yorker