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The Uncanniest Valley (and the Rest of Our Top 5)
In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Mere Belief
“One of the pivotal purposes of memoir is to unveil the shades of meaning that exist in what we believe.”
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Nona Fernández on the Constellations We Create With Our Memories
“Our archive of memories is the closest thing we have to a record of identity.”
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The Depths to Which We Go
Making sense of absence in the ever-dissolving karst of Missouri.
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Hidden in Plain Sight
“Jewish children who were ‘hidden’ in Christian families during the Holocaust have much to teach us about memory and trauma.”
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In the Ruins of Palisades Fire, Confronting My Elusive Malibu Life
“Memories, nostalgia and regret mix on a trek to find the old family home.”
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Middle of Somewhere
“One remote highway in Nevada links far-flung communities that attracted settlers for generations. Why are some still drawn there today?”
