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The Oddest of Organs: A Brief History of the Tongue

The Oddest of Organs: A Brief History of the Tongue

Kate Crowcroft: “The tongue is employed as a metaphor for the extension and consumption of aeons.”

By Kate Crowcroft | June 22, 2022

The Pervasive Problem—and Far-Reaching Impact—of Tree Poaching

The Pervasive Problem—and Far-Reaching Impact—of Tree Poaching

Lyndsie Bourgon on the Theft of Our Deepest Connection to History

By Lyndsie Bourgon | June 22, 2022

What It Was Like on a Cruise Ship the Night Before COVID Shut the World Down

What It Was Like on a Cruise Ship the Night Before COVID Shut the World Down

On the Zaandam, Where the Band Continued to Play

By Michael Smith and Jonathan Franklin | June 22, 2022

<em>Manhattan Phoenix</em> by Daniel S. Levy, Read by Mike Lenz

Manhattan Phoenix by Daniel S. Levy, Read by Mike Lenz

On the History of 19th-Century Manhattan

By Behind the Mic | June 22, 2022

Why the World Owes America a Great Debt For Its Participation in the Second World War

Why the World Owes America a Great Debt For Its Participation in the Second World War

Dan Hampton in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 22, 2022

Why, In an Age of Exponential Technological Change, Does So Little Seem to Change in Politics?

Why, In an Age of Exponential Technological Change, Does So Little Seem to Change in Politics?

Azeem Azhar in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 22, 2022

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How Jean-Paul Sartre's relentless pranking forced his teacher to resign.

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Russian journalist sells Nobel medal in heroic f*ck you to the Putin Regime.

Russian journalist sells Nobel medal in heroic f*ck you to the Putin Regime.

By Jonny Diamond | June 21, 2022

Why the Crisis of Teenage Anxiety Might Begin and End With Sleep Deprivation

Why the Crisis of Teenage Anxiety Might Begin and End With Sleep Deprivation

Lisa Lewis in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 21, 2022

On the Etymologies and Linguistic Evolutions of “Family”

On the Etymologies and Linguistic Evolutions of “Family”

Marina Manoukian Explores the Communication of a Ubiquitous Idea Across Disparate Cultures

By Marina Manoukian | June 21, 2022

To the Stranger Who Returned My Lost Notebook

To the Stranger Who Returned My Lost Notebook

Leigh N. Gallagher on Losing—and Recovering—an Archive of Feelings

By Leigh N. Gallagher | June 21, 2022

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

Why John Whittier Treat Wrote a Character Who Shares His Struggle

By John Whittier Treat | June 21, 2022

Sera Gamble on Rejection, Writing, and the Surreality of Having 50 Million People Hear Her College Poetry

Sera Gamble on Rejection, Writing, and the Surreality of Having 50 Million People Hear Her College Poetry

Jessie Gaynor Talks to the Showrunner of The Magicians and You

By Jessie Gaynor | June 21, 2022

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

Ru Freeman on Crossing Borders and Making Connections

By Ru Freeman | June 21, 2022

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