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Angelica Calabrese on family, memory, and the almond groves of Italy.

A new reading list on conlangs from Kanya Kanchana.

“We could all use a little silence, a little levity. To that end, and with the peak of summer upon us, I’ve pulled together some of my favorite longreads that remind you of the joy it is to be human, even in this increasingly inhumane world.” Last week, I was on a sun lounger on […]

Pick up a banjo, or maybe a javelin.

“At the bottom of what motivates me is a very optimistic, very joyful commitment to the idea that the more you learn of the world the better.”

“People are fooled by way more than just a deck of cards.”

There are few places I can think of more melancholy than the streets of my hometown late at night.

A reading list on friction, an interview about travel writing, and the week’s Top 5.

Finding community in sandlot ball (and our Top 5).

A stranger-than-fiction true crime story, and our latest recommended reads.