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A Family Doctor’s Search for Salvation
“Instead of turning inward after the death of his son, Dr. Greg Gulbransen turned outward: toward documentary photography and people whose lives he might be able to save.”
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If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?
“Books are inefficient, and the internet is training us to expect optimized experiences.”
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Your A.I. Lover Will Change You
“A future where many humans are in love with bots may not be far off. Should we regard them as training grounds for healthy relationships or as nihilistic traps?”
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The Long Quest for Artificial Blood
“One of the most valuable substances in the world has never been replicated. Are we close?”
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The Subversive Love Songs of Lucy Dacus
“The singer-songwriter talks about boygenius, the perils of love, and ‘Forever Is a Feeling,’ her new album.”
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The Paperboy’s Secret
“In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket.”
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How I Learned to Become an Intimacy Coördinator
“At a sex-choreography workshop, a writer discovered a world of Instant Chemistry exercises, penis pouches, and nudity riders to train for Hollywood’s most controversial job.”
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House Arab
The experience of being an elite magazine’s only Arab staffer after October 7.
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What I Inherited from My Criminal Great-Grandparents
“In working through the Winter case files, I often felt pinpricks of déjà vu: an exact turn of phrase, an absurdly specific expenditure.”
