Nine essays and interviews from literature’s favorite laureate of compassion.
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It’s the Music You Hear All Day, Without Ever Noticing
“Sync music” has become the soundtrack to our lives — whether we realize it or not.
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In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home
“For six years, two photographers have carefully followed the canines and documented their secret lives.”
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
“How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.”
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How My Mother’s Dying Wish Took My Family to Antarctica
“What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.”
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The Shooting of Two Cornell Freshmen, 42 Years Later
“In 1983 six students were taken hostage in a Cornell dormitory. Two of them were killed. How have the survivors reckoned with what happened to them, and what made us forget about this act of violence?”
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When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer
“Robert Munsch wrote ‘The Paper Bag Princess,’ ‘Love You Forever’ and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.”
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How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
“Blaire Fleming was a little-known college player. Then she suddenly became a symbol of injustice — to both sides of the controversy.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending excellent stories from Lewis Hyde, Reeves Wiedeman, Sam Myers, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and David W. Brown.
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Tyler, the Creator Always Does Things His Way
“Known for both his openness and his mysteriousness, the rapper, producer — and now actor — keeps people guessing.”
