September 9, 2025
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- On the time AI invaded Jeopardy!
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Colson Whitehead on Blaxploitation Cinema, Sidney Lumet’s New York, and His Own Harlem Trilogy
The Author of Crook Manifesto Discusses the Latest Installment of his Sweeping Crime History of New York City.
Who. That. It. How We Speak About and For Animals
Keggie Carew Considers the Ways Language Informs Our Perceptions of the Natural World
Why Expertise Has Lost Its Luster in an Age of Populism and Chaos
Amanda Goodall on the Enduring Value of Experts' Opinions
Lupine Cryptids, Tornado Alleys, and Sulfuric Demons: Lillian Stone on Her Complicated Relationship With Her Ozark Roots
“I felt like a werewolf—hiding from prying eyes, not wanting anyone to see me transform.”
Modern Tourism Makes It Difficult to Truly Appreciate the Sistine Chapel
Jeannie Marshall on Why We Need to Slow Down and Sit in Silence to Take in Works of Art
Why Are So Many Babies Born Via C-Section?
Allison Yarrow on the Under-Examined Assumption of Cesarean Birth
Borges Dealt With His Anxiety About Going Blind by Learning a New Language
Andrew Leland on His Own Weakening Vision, Braille, and Making a Commitment to Read with Visual Aids
How Syrian Writer Khaled Khalifa Navigates Exile Abroad and At Home
Alfred J. Naddaff Spends 72 Hours in Zurich With the Chronicler of Modern Syria
A Paradise of Birds: The Puffins of the Remote Island of Skellig Michael
Robert L. Harris on Communication with His Avian Neighbors
Craig Brown on Bringing Humor to Writing About The Beatles
The Author of One Two Three Four on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart
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