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Dorie Chevlen

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staff writer @nytimes / @wirecutter unstaffed writer many other places has been called—both flatteringly and not—"a lot"

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A Literal Child Is Trying to Fix the “Male Fertility Crisis.” His Solution Is So Chaotic That It Just Might Work. The world’s first sperm race marks the beginning of a new sport, and also maybe the end of mankind?

I wrote about the first competitive sperm race and probably the end of humanity as we know it: slate.com/life/2025/05...

04.05.2025 17:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

shit how do you do URLs on this site

03.12.2024 22:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I wrote about a jumpsuit for @nytwirecutter.bsky.social and everyone on the internet loved it/was super normal ☺️https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/big-bud-press-jumpsuit-review/

03.12.2024 22:32 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
When I use my Sonicare 4100, I'm aware that it is just one of so many developments that mark this period as the golden age of dental care. Fluoride swirls in the water, and Colgate sells bubble-fruit-flavored unicorn toothpaste for kids who don't respond well to spearmint. All of those things together have shaped a world in which people can fully expect, with a bit of good luck, to keep all the bones in their mouths forever. It's a marvel, but it's also a burden. When I imagine how many cumulative hours I will spend toiling in this duty-brushing, flossing, listening to the dentist say I don't floss enough—I admit, I am daunted. But this body of mine is forever, as long as my forever lasts. If the natural order of the human body is to wrinkle, rot, and decay (and it is), then to brush your teeth is to try to stop the inevitable, or at least to slow it down. It is, in essence, a fight against nature, against mortality itself. It is impossible, of course, to win, but I'm grateful for the challenge-and I'm grateful that I have a tool in the fight.

When I use my Sonicare 4100, I'm aware that it is just one of so many developments that mark this period as the golden age of dental care. Fluoride swirls in the water, and Colgate sells bubble-fruit-flavored unicorn toothpaste for kids who don't respond well to spearmint. All of those things together have shaped a world in which people can fully expect, with a bit of good luck, to keep all the bones in their mouths forever. It's a marvel, but it's also a burden. When I imagine how many cumulative hours I will spend toiling in this duty-brushing, flossing, listening to the dentist say I don't floss enough—I admit, I am daunted. But this body of mine is forever, as long as my forever lasts. If the natural order of the human body is to wrinkle, rot, and decay (and it is), then to brush your teeth is to try to stop the inevitable, or at least to slow it down. It is, in essence, a fight against nature, against mortality itself. It is impossible, of course, to win, but I'm grateful for the challenge-and I'm grateful that I have a tool in the fight.

Good morning, here’s the kicker for a Wirecutter electric toothbrush recommendation by @doriechevlen.bsky.social

27.11.2024 11:14 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I know, I know, I'm late...but I am here!

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