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Ross Gay Finds Delight in Nourishing Need, Adult Braces, and Kissing a Very Small Dog One Million Times

Ross Gay Finds Delight in Nourishing Need, Adult Braces, and Kissing a Very Small Dog One Million Times

"I have never kissed a creature so many times, and I have loved and kissed many creatures many times, believe me."

By Ross Gay | October 18, 2022

Alchemizing Those Icky Feelings: Samantha Irby on Turning Anxiety Into Laughter

Alchemizing Those Icky Feelings: Samantha Irby on Turning Anxiety Into Laughter

“This absolutely sucks, but it’s gonna make an incredible story.”

By Samantha Irby | October 18, 2022

Why We Should Reach Out When We’re Lonely—Even If No One Answers

Why We Should Reach Out When We’re Lonely—Even If No One Answers

On Golden Records, Space Probes, and Kristen Radtke’s Seek You

By Ethan Chatagnier | October 18, 2022

On the Culinary and Artistic History of Cheese

On the Culinary and Artistic History of Cheese

Noëlle Janaczewska: “Cheese is a cheese is a cheese.”

By Noëlle Janaczewska | October 17, 2022

How President Obama Marked 50 Years of Civil Rights Struggle With One of His Most Memorable Speeches

How President Obama Marked 50 Years of Civil Rights Struggle With One of His Most Memorable Speeches

Cody Keenan on Putting Words Into the President’s Mouth

By Cody Keenan | October 17, 2022

“No One Can Say No to Elmo.” The Beginning of a Journey to Bring <em>Sesame Street</em> to Russia

“No One Can Say No to Elmo.” The Beginning of a Journey to Bring Sesame Street to Russia

Natasha Lance Rogoff on an Unexpected Request from the Sesame Workshop

By Natasha Lance Rogoff | October 17, 2022

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The Roiling Mess: Mairead Small Staid on Italo Calvino, Anne Carson, and Love Stories

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“Want spins like a pendant at the end of a chain, now a noun, now a verb.”

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Poetry and Social Class: Robert Pinsky on His Many Readings of Robert Lowell

Poetry and Social Class: Robert Pinsky on His Many Readings of Robert Lowell

“A book I didn’t like, and for years ignored, had opened new possibilities for people I admired.”

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“In This Country, We Murder; Then We Honor.” Peter Orner on a Death in the Town His Family Loved

“In This Country, We Murder; Then We Honor.” Peter Orner on a Death in the Town His Family Loved

The Small Details Before and After a Tragedy

By Peter Orner | October 13, 2022

<em>Out of Egypt</em>by André Aciman, Read by Edoardo Ballerini

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Arwen Donahue on the Doubts Left Behind By Sudden Death

Arwen Donahue on the Doubts Left Behind By Sudden Death

“Where does the line lie between mindfully preparing for death, and stepping off the sidewalk to meet it?”

By Arwen Donahue | October 12, 2022

Vanessa A. Bee on How Writers Can Make Rejection Work For Them

Vanessa A. Bee on How Writers Can Make Rejection Work For Them

“Let them channel that spiteful energy into their work, if spiteful energy is the fuel they need to unlock their full potential.”

By Vanessa A. Bee | October 12, 2022

Unravel With Me: Nora McInerny Reflects on an Anxious Life

Unravel With Me: Nora McInerny Reflects on an Anxious Life

"It all matters so much in the moment, no matter how old you are."

By Nora McInerny | October 12, 2022

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