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Euromaidan: The Day Ukraine Rose Up For Democracy

Mariam Naiem Chronicles the Lead-Up to the Revolution of Dignity

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Am I the Literary Asshole For Wanting My Friends to Shut Up About “Querying”?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Wanting My Friends to Shut Up About “Querying”?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

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Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

Robert Polito Explores the Singer-Songwriter’s Lyrical Reckoning With American History and Contemporary Reality

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How Do Good Ideas Happen?

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George Newman on How Motivation and Imitation Are Key to Creative Endeavors

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