Reader's Digest - USA (2019-08)

CONTENTS

60

power of one

The Archivist

of Everything

Meet the man

collecting the

knowledge and trivia

of our time and

storing it in caverns.

MICHAEL PATERNITI

FROM GQ

70

public health

The Time Bomb

of Obesity

One in every three

people in the world

are overweight or

obese and children are

falling victim to this

epidemic.

LISA FITTERMAN

82

humour

The Kids Stay

in the Picture

A puzzled parent

wonders why his

grown-up brood

won’t leave the nest.

HOWARD GASKIN FROM

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

88

society

Old People Should...

The connections

between our mental

attitudes and the

ability to live better

and longer.

BRUCE GRIERSON

FROM ZOOMER

94

environment

Paradise in Danger

Acclaimed

photographer

Barbara Dombrowski

visits the beautiful

Cook Islands, as it

attempts to adapt to

climate change.

CORNELIA KUMFERT

52

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AUGUST 2019

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drama in real life
WOMPF!
The avalanche made
a fearful sound as it
swept the 18-year-old
snowboarder down
the mountain –
before burying him.
BRETT POPPLEWELL

2 august 2019