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On the Eerie, Enduring Power of the Rorschach Test

On the Eerie, Enduring Power of the Rorschach Test

How a 100-Year-Old Test Still Reveals More Than We Think

By Damion Searls | February 22, 2018

When Being a Disabled Writer Means Being an Educator

When Being a Disabled Writer Means Being an Educator

Building Empathy Through My Work So My Work is No Longer Needed

By Alyssa Radtke | January 29, 2018

Enjoying the Fleeting Nature of Theater, in the Wake of Cancer

Enjoying the Fleeting Nature of Theater, in the Wake of Cancer

Dan O'Brien Reflects on the Dramaturgical Beat

By Dan O'Brien | January 24, 2018

Life in the Body of a Runner

Life in the Body of a Runner

Kyoko Mori on the Meditative State of a Human Being in Motion

By Kyoko Mori | December 14, 2017

Have We Always Been Depressed?

Have We Always Been Depressed?

Yes. The Answer is Yes.

By Lynne Segal | November 29, 2017

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Mary Ladd on the Pleasure of Being Surrounded By Literature

By Mary Ladd | November 7, 2017

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Do Even Happy People Cheat?

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Esther Perel on Mining the Meaning of Affairs

By Esther Perel | October 13, 2017

Why Does Literature Have So Little to Say About Illness?

Why Does Literature Have So Little to Say About Illness?

Meghan O'Rourke on the Need for More Representation

By Meghan O'Rourke | October 5, 2017

11 Ways of Looking at Pleasure

11 Ways of Looking at Pleasure

"What Happens to Pleasure When You are Already Dead?"

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When Your Therapist Leaves for Summer Vacation

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Field Notes From My Dementia

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The Mysteries of the Pancreas: Of the Body, Cancer, and Death

The Mysteries of the Pancreas: Of the Body, Cancer, and Death

"When I learned my mother had pancreatic cancer, I was insufficiently fazed."

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Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

Boxing Through Trauma During the Afghan Civil War

“The doctor said I had seen too many bad things”

By Qais Akbar Omar | May 11, 2017

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