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Map Room: A Radical Reading List on Cartographic Power, Perspective, and Possibility
Seven stories celebrating our fascination with maps.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem
“Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it.”
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To Own the Future, Read Shakespeare
“Tech and the liberal arts have always been at war. Don’t assume Silicon Valley will win.”
Posted inNonfiction
Our Most-Read Longreads Originals of 2022
These essays and reported features are our most-read stories of the year.
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The Humanities Aren’t Dead Yet
“Enrollment in the liberal arts has been in freefall for years. But despite apocalyptic declarations about the end of the humanities, in my own classroom I see signs of life.”
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The Last Days of Social Media
“Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.”
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ChatGPT Goes to Church
“Should large language models write sermons and prayers?”
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This is What Happens When You Unleash 500 Singles on an IRL Date
“I traveled to one in the Alps with a group of rowdy singles in search of love.”
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No Harm
“Was it possible to have a good death in our current medical system?”
