“What was important was that each of us had been there; we all, in another way, had blood on our hands—we had all shared the same experiences. We needed each other.”
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Fox & Friends in High Places
Trump’s friends are like family. And Trump hires his family.
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It’s All In the Wrist (and the Blatant Lying)
In these troubling economic times, you can’t amass a giant art collection without robbing a few hundred museums any more.
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The Beautiful Politics of the Backyard Barter System
“My farm connects me to the world, the ground, its air, its water, its fauna, and people. In an introvert-kind-of-way. Which is to say, my-kind-of-way.”
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What’s a Good Hourly Wage for Developing PTSD?
Asking for a friend called Facebook.
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When Music Speaks to Our Experience
Anton Webern’s Concerto, Opus 24 had the structure that was missing from one young musician’s life.
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At Glen Mills Schools, the Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
“Nathan quickly learned that counselors preferred to bash boys’ heads into the door of the refrigerator at the back of Lincoln Hall, hearing the distinct thud and his classmates’ screams from the next room over.”
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The Problem with Nature Writing
The sprawling Los Angeles Metropolitan Area is the best place in America to reassess the way we write and think about the natural world.
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How Do You Shepherd If You’ve Never Had a Sheep?
“You couldn’t have a particular friendship with a man, because you might end up being homosexual. And you couldn’t have a friendship with a woman, because you might end up falling in love.”
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Living to Tell About It
Struggling with trauma, sexual objectification, and self-harm, the teenage T Kira Madden found salvation in her close relationships with other young women.