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How Dungeons & Dragons Helps Build Empathy

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The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

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Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

"Why do we make art, why do we need it, and how can you avoid becoming a failure?"

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Censoring Kids’ Worlds: Laurie Hertzel on the Danger of Banning Books for Children

Censoring Kids’ Worlds: Laurie Hertzel on the Danger of Banning Books for Children

A Love Letter to Judy Blume, Maurice Sendak, and the Other Authors that Defined Her Youth

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"Keys," A Poem by Ahmad Almallah

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How a Musical Adaptation of Tolstoy Helped Us Get Through the Pandemic

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How Michele Wallace Sought Black Women’s Liberation Through Art

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M.C. Benner Dixon on Creating Persuasive Metaphors

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The Ability to Transform: On Wolves Becoming People, and People Becoming Wolves

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How the NYPD Attempted to Navigate Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in the Early 20th Century

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