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Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here
“I remain hopeful partly as defiance.”
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Zackery Died After Climbing on Top of a Subway Train. Who Is to Blame?
“Norma Nazario didn’t understand what had motivated her 15-year-old son to climb on top of a train one evening. Then she found his phone.”
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George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You
“He’s as flawed a human being as anyone else, one who’s still wrestling with questions about how best to move through life with a modicum of grace and compassion.”
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My Miserable Week in the “Happiest Country on Earth”
“For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?”
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It’s the Music You Hear All Day, Without Ever Noticing
“Sync music” has become the soundtrack to our lives — whether we realize it or not.
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If You Think This Instrument Is Hard to Play, Try Building One
“The oboe has 500 parts. Turning a profit is a killer. But Jim Phelan is bent on reviving one of the great names in classical music.”
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What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero
“The Old Leatherman, a sort of real-life Northeastern Sasquatch, gave me an excuse to step outside my own life.”
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
“How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.”
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Oprah Shamed James Frey. He’s Back Anyway.
“Twenty years after A Million Little Pieces became a national scandal, James Frey is ready for a new audience.”
