Turns out that America's most

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The FBI is spying on a Chicago bookstore because it’s hosting “extremists.”

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Leigh Bardugo just landed a *reedy voice* 8-figure book deal.

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First they came for drag storytime… Then they came for James Patterson?

First they came for drag storytime… Then they came for James Patterson?

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Skeletons in the Closet: On <em>Mad Men</em> and White America’s Willful Amnesia

Skeletons in the Closet: On Mad Men and White America’s Willful Amnesia

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The Gift of Holy Tongues: On Being the Bass Player for Evangelism

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Patti McCracken on the Early 20th-century Hungarian Women Who Poisoned 160 Men

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Mary Jo McConahay on Why American Catholic Bishops Are a Threat to Democracy

Mary Jo McConahay on Why American Catholic Bishops Are a Threat to Democracy

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Are Mindfulness and Yoga the Luxuries of a Privileged Class?

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