In the introduction to “Birthday Stories,” a 2004 anthology edited by Haruki Murakami, Murakami writes about the particular weirdness of having his birthday become a public event.
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A Profile for #BachelorNation
Revisiting Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s 2014 GQ profile of Chris Harrison, the longtime host of ‘The Bachelor.’
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The Strange Plight of YouTube’s ‘Middle Class’
Gaby Dunn on the bleak economics of internet fame.
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Why You Should Bake Cookies for Your Mail Carrier
A writer becomes a carrier for the United States Postal Service out of a long-held love for the mail, but instead of a dream job she encounters a dark world of dog bites, labor violations, and screaming supervisors.
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The Definition of Grace
Alana Massey writes beautifully about losing faith while at divinity school.
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A Father’s New Face
Writing for New York magazine, Steve Fishman tells the story of the most extensive face transplant yet performed, including the entire scalp, ears, and eyelids, and the two men involved.
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When Cecil B. DeMille Went Way Over Budget
David Ferry, writing in Outside about the extravagant faux-Egyptian set built for Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 film “The Ten Commandments.”
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Johnny Appleseed and the Golden Days of Hard Cider
Up until Prohibition, Michael Pollan wrote in The Botany of Desire, in rural areas “cider took the place not only of wine and beer but of coffee and tea, juice, and even water.” It’s easy to see why: Until the 1900s, most water was contaminated with bacteria. Beyond issues of sanitation, cider was America’s homegrown answer […]
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Ten Years After Juilliard
Looking at the lives of Juilliard graduates, ten years out.
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Looking for Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles
Tracing Raymond Chandler’s early days in L.A.