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Japan’s Lonely Cherry Blossoms
Millions of people turn out to see Japan’s famous sakura blossoms. This year, Covid-19 kept the usual crowds at home, though the blossom makes a fitting metaphor for evanescence.
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Get Angry Then Get Free: The Political Necessity of Rioting in Dismantling the System
“Political struggle can leap five years in five days, such is its nature. What lies around the corner of tomorrow is unknowable; what is knowable are our solidarities and strategies.” To understand and contextualize today’s protests, you gotta know your history.
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The Consequences of Surviving
“As medicine advances, we have more survivors. But those survivors carry trauma to their graves.”
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Finding Signs of Hope in Surprise Sugar Maples
In the midst of a pandemic, nature reminds Susan Krawitz that miracles are possible.
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Best of 2025: All Our Number One Story Picks
Every story we selected for the number one slot in our weekly newsletter, all in one place.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Mowing the Lawn to Map the Ocean Floor, One Long, Slow Pass at a Time
“The thinking is that fleets of tireless, automated, uncrewed vehicles could one day criss-cross our waters, making maps where humans can’t or won’t.”
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The Poke Paradox
Where culinary bliss meets environmental peril, and how to solve America’s poke problem.
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The Women at the Cutting Edge of Butchery
Butcher shops have been struggling to survive. But now women are picking up the knife.Â
