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On the Etymologies and Linguistic Evolutions of “Family”

On the Etymologies and Linguistic Evolutions of “Family”

Marina Manoukian Explores the Communication of a Ubiquitous Idea Across Disparate Cultures

By Marina Manoukian | June 21, 2022

To the Stranger Who Returned My Lost Notebook

To the Stranger Who Returned My Lost Notebook

Leigh N. Gallagher on Losing—and Recovering—an Archive of Feelings

By Leigh N. Gallagher | June 21, 2022

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

Why John Whittier Treat Wrote a Character Who Shares His Struggle

By John Whittier Treat | June 21, 2022

Sera Gamble on Rejection, Writing, and the Surreality of Having 50 Million People Hear Her College Poetry

Sera Gamble on Rejection, Writing, and the Surreality of Having 50 Million People Hear Her College Poetry

Jessie Gaynor Talks to the Showrunner of The Magicians and You

By Jessie Gaynor | June 21, 2022

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

Ru Freeman on Crossing Borders and Making Connections

By Ru Freeman | June 21, 2022

Why Failure is Necessary for Creative Growth

Why Failure is Necessary for Creative Growth

Brandon Stosuy on Making Space for Mistakes and Setbacks

By Brandon Stosuy | June 21, 2022

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Lawrence Jackson on the Distinction Between Home and Shelter

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“Will There Be War in the Morning?” Inside the Home of Italy’s Foreign Minister, August, 1939

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After Two Pregnancy Losses, I Wrote the Book I Needed to Read

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Zhuqing Li on the Wisdom of Her Mother: “Knowledge is something no one can take away from you.”

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Rather Than Jefferson or Washington, Should Americans Be Celebrating Indigenous Leaders Like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull As Their Greatest Historical Figures?

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Mark Lee Gardner in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 21, 2022

Charmaine Wilkerson on the Power of Omission—and How to Do It Well

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<em>Adriatic</em> by Robert D. Kaplan, Read by Arthur Morey

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