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On the Difficulty of Explaining <em>Why</em> a Piece of Music is Good

On the Difficulty of Explaining Why a Piece of Music is Good

How John Mauceri Finds Beauty in Structure

By John Mauceri | September 25, 2019

Writing As Therapy: My Year of Teaching in the Locked Ward

Writing As Therapy: My Year of Teaching in the Locked Ward

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on Balancing Authorship and Psychotherapy

By Ayelet Gundar-Goshen | September 25, 2019

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Friedrich Hayek: Not Exactly the Libertarian Darling He's Claimed As

Meet the Economist Ayn Rand Described as
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Guillermo del Toro is publishing a short story collection.

Guillermo del Toro is publishing a short story collection.

By Emily Temple | September 24, 2019

The Jazz Age Heiress Who Witnessed WWII Up Close

The Jazz Age Heiress Who Witnessed WWII Up Close

The Life and Times of Gertrude Legendre, No Ordinary Socialite

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Maybe the Secret to Writing is Not Writing?

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Meditations on a Passing Eagle, and the Beauty of Desolation

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Oprah's latest book club pick is Ta-Nehisi Coates' <em>The Water Dancer</em>.

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On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

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If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

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Ann Patchett Discusses Her New Novel, <em>The Dutch House</em>

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The Octopus: An Alien Among Us

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