The Optimist: How a high-powered lawyer became the Korean Vegan, a TikTok superstar

A dad asked for birthday wishes for his autistic son. Tens of thousands of people responded. ; Nobel Prize in physics awarded to trio who described climate change, other complex natural systems; Their interracial romance ended painfully after college. They reunited 42 years later.; The pandemic couldn't knock down this decades-old dominoes game; Can friendships based on arranged marriage principles work? This group tried it.; I used to think my disability made me unlovable. Here's how I'm dismantling my internalized ableism. ; European spacecraft reveals rare images of Mercury's craters after a 'flawless' flyby; A new album by incarcerated musicians features songs of prison, trauma and hope; How I learned to embrace my Asian curls ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Lucy Hewett for The Post) How a high-powered lawyer became a TikTok superstar: Meet the Korean Vegan Joanne Lee Molinaro, a.k.a. the Korean Vegan, found her calling sharing video recipes and powerful personal stories. By Monica Eng ●  Read more »   A dad asked for birthday wishes for his autistic son. Tens of thousands of people responded. "He has been through a lot in his 15 years," said Daniel Harrison's father. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   Nobel Prize in physics awarded to trio who described climate change, other complex natural systems The joint winners were recognized for "groundbreaking contributions" in the physical sciences, including research that helps predict global warming. By Ben Guarino ●  Read more »   Their interracial romance ended painfully after college. They reunited 42 years later. Despite the growing years and miles that separated them, "I thought of her every day," Steve Watts said. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   The pandemic couldn't knock down this decades-old dominoes game The group has managed to preserve the laughs, the cuts, the trash talk, the "man gossip" of their ritual during the coronavirus pandemic — an ongoing game that has lasted at least half a century. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   Can friendships based on arranged marriage principles work? This group tried it. These women began an experiment by committing first and then allowing fun and intimacy to emerge and sustain relationships. Perspective ●  By Ari Honarvar ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I used to think my disability made me unlovable. Here's how I'm dismantling my internalized ableism. Healing, as we all must discover again and again, is not linear. The Lily ●  By Corie Walsh ●  Read more »   European spacecraft reveals rare images of Mercury's craters after a 'flawless' flyby The BepiColombo joint mission sent back its first images of the planet after a gravitational flyby. By Adela Suliman ●  Read more »   A new album by incarcerated musicians features songs of prison, trauma and hope The dreamlike "Tlaxihuiqui" explores ideas of forgiveness. From the Magazine ●  By Michael Patrick F. Smith ●  Read more »   How I learned to embrace my Asian curls I used to wonder why my hair didn't look like other girls'. Now I embrace my natural texture. The Lily ●  By Tenzing Lhamo Dorjee ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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