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The Star Essay
“…a writer strives to constellate, to make sense of seemingly disparate and unrelated notes or events.”
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Planet TikTok
“The app’s young user base, fragmented content, and amped-up algorithm helped it spread around the world. If the US bans it, what would be lost?”
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Soul Blind
“On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection.”
Posted inCuration
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Paul Kix, Matthieu Aikins, Matt Alt, Elisa Gabbert, and Sophie Elmhirst.
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Fire. Dog. Life. Ice
“The thing that always haunted me about explorers was that when they left, they never knew if they were coming back.”
Posted inReading List
Come One, Come All: A Reading List on Parks
The drama within our public spaces.
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A Notorious Pitchfork Reviewer Was My Biggest Musical Influence
“Pitchfork reviews have always been just as much about where and how music fits in the culture as they have been about the music itself.”
Posted inNewsletter
What Care Looks Like at Every Scale (and Our Top 5)
An exploration of scale, limits, and care—featuring our new essay “By All Measures” and this week’s Top 5 reads.
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Ice Cream, Alone and with Others
“I buy ice cream because a household should have it, the way my grandmother bought wine.”
