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Percival Everett Can’t Say What His Novels Mean
“The author of ‘Erasure’ is renowned for his satires of genre, identity, and America. But his great target may be language itself.”
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The Remarkable Brain of a Carpet Cleaner Who Speaks 24 Languages
Vaughn Smith lives in Maryland. He’s 46 years old. He also learns languages with the seeming ease of a run around the block — including endangered indigenous tongues like Salish. In this fascinating profile that’s part ridealong and part science dive, Jessica Contrera takes you inside the life (and brain) of a man with a […]
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Empire of Blood: How Dana White’s UFC Conquered America
“What was once a late-night cable TV sideshow has grown into a culture-shifting sport that counts President Trump as a fan. Inside White’s big, brash, competition-crushing company.”
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Food Shopping in Rome
“Deliciousness, I discovered, was more filling than deprivation.”
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Heavy Metal is Healing Teens on the Blackfeet Nation
“In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.”
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One Step Removed from Ash
“I am still afraid of forgetting. There is much I have already forgotten.”
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How to Speak Honeybee
“By buzzing and quivering, leaning and turning, bees communicate remarkably accurate information.”
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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.”
