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The Spy Who Saved Me
“Former CIA master of disguise helps disfigured people come out of hiding”
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‘I Promise You, You Have Your Soul.’
Three mothers, one struggle: saving their children with schizophrenia.
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The 50 Greatest Fictional Deaths of All Time
The most tearjerking, hilarious, satisfying, and shocking death scenes in 2,500 years of culture, chosen by Slate editors and contributors. Needless to say, this piece contains spoilers: Pac-Man in Pac-Man Author: Toru Iwatani Year: 1980 Original medium: Video game What fictional entity has as much experience with death as an arcade character, for whom existence is but a […]
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The Most Surveilled Place in America
Southwestern Arizona isn’t home to much in the way of urban development. Between Yuma and Tucson, there’s just a whole lot of Sonoran wilderness — the desolate territory migrants coming across the Mexican border have to navigate on their way to safety. But as Gaby Del Valle chronicles, the searing arid heat and unforgiving mountains […]
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Best of 2023: Personal Essays
Our favorite personal essays published this year include stories on loss, Indigenous community, video games, caring for aging relatives, and the fear of missing love.
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Poets in the Machine
Why does the literary world still hold online writing at arm’s length?
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A Year in Reading: The Dark Side of Progress
We’re moving farther, faster, than ever before. But we’re also destabilizing crucial areas of human experience.
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Eight Limes, No More: The Accidental Poetry of Found Lists
A found list is a rare analog window into someone else’s needs—an accidental autobiography, a blank space to be filled with one’s imagination.
