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Lydia Millet on the Lack of Empathetic Characters in Fiction

Lydia Millet on the Lack of Empathetic Characters in Fiction

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 27, 2022

Ross Gay in Praise of Kurosawa’s <em>Dreams</em> and Making Beautiful (and Un-Beautiful) Things

Ross Gay in Praise of Kurosawa’s Dreams and Making Beautiful (and Un-Beautiful) Things

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | October 27, 2022

Ingrid Rojas Contreras on What’s Gained by Losing Language

Ingrid Rojas Contreras on What’s Gained by Losing Language

From Micro, a Podcast for Short But Powerful Writing

By Micro Podcast | October 27, 2022

Ten Days in June: On a Pivotal Moment in Barack Obama’s “Battle” for America

Ten Days in June: On a Pivotal Moment in Barack Obama’s “Battle” for America

Cody Keenan in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Remembering the Second Battle of El Alamein, 80 Years Later

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Why, If We Want to Create a More Human World, the Future Must Be Analog

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“A Lot of People Can’t Stomach It.” Jonathan Escoffery on the Paradox of Writing About Poverty

“A Lot of People Can’t Stomach It.” Jonathan Escoffery on the Paradox of Writing About Poverty

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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Neither Heroines Nor Villains: The Brave-Hearted Women Who Settled the American West

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Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equality, Inclusion, and a Brighter Future?

Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equality, Inclusion, and a Brighter Future?

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A History of the Sassoons—One of the World’s Great Global Merchant Families

A History of the Sassoons—One of the World’s Great Global Merchant Families

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