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The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It

The Man Who Killed the Last Eastern Elk in America—And Was Proud of It

Andrew Moore on “The Seneca Bear Hunter” Jim Jacobs and the End of the Wild, Rugged East Coast

By Andrew Moore | June 10, 2026

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Brodie Crellin Recommends Six Books With Actually Realistic Sex

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To Know a Person Entirely: Re-Discovering My Grandfather Through Fiction

To Know a Person Entirely: Re-Discovering My Grandfather Through Fiction

Sofia Montrone: “Where else does writing come from, if not the desire to peer through the keyhole of someone else’s mind?”

By Sofia Montrone | June 10, 2026

“Our Damage Doesn’t Define Us.” What We Owe to the Natural World and Each Other

“Our Damage Doesn’t Define Us.” What We Owe to the Natural World and Each Other

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