The Electric Typewriter

Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.
26th Jul

by Ryan D’Agostino

Nothing gives a man more of a sense of purpose, and there remains nothing more dignified, than hauling yourself out of bed and going to work. But some of those jobs that went away in the recession — some whole professions — are never coming back. That’s what the men in this story are facing. They are men. That we all know. They might even be us.