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On Gaza, Assia Wevill, and Finding “Permission to Narrate” in a Time of Genocide

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Emily Van Duyne Reads Jamie Hood, Amie Souza Reilly, Zadie Smith, and Edward Said

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Why <em> Clueless </em> is still the best Austen adaptation to ever do it.

Why Clueless is still the best Austen adaptation to ever do it.

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Truth Optional: How Digital Platforms Replaced the Press and Democracy Took the Hit

Truth Optional: How Digital Platforms Replaced the Press and Democracy Took the Hit

Aron Solomon Unpacks the Unexpected—and Ongoing—Consequences of Section 230

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On the Unlikeliness of Life: Why We’re Still Lucky to Be Alive Today

On the Unlikeliness of Life: Why We’re Still Lucky to Be Alive Today

Simon Boas Considers the Ways Fate, Circumstance and Privilege Influence How We Live

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A Refuge From Censorship: Why Independent Bookstores Will Save Us

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How an Ancient Ice Age Froze the Entire Earth—And Helped Humanity Flourish

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A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

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How Big Agriculture Mislead the Public About the Benefits of Biofuels

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