“The three-act ‘hero’s journey’ has long been the most prominent kind of story. What other tales are there to tell?”
Aeon
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Adjust Your Disgust
“The future of food is nutritious and sustainable – if we can overcome our instinctual revulsion to insects and lab-grown meat.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Adlai Coleman, Dan McQuade, Ronald W. Dworkin, Rebecca Burns, and Devon O’Neil.
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When I Lost My Intuition
“For years, I practised medicine with cool certainty, comfortable with life-and-death decisions. Then, one day, I couldn’t.”
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TikTok Covens and QAnon Shamans: A Reading List on Neo-Paganism
People in the West are responding to modern life by reviving ancient pagan spiritual practices.
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Knotty Business: A Delightfully Tangled Reading List on Knots
Six stories on our fascination with knots.
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Best of 2024: The Stories You Missed
It’s been a busy year: Here are some noteworthy pieces that may have passed you by.
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The Joy of Clutter
“The world sees Japan as a paragon of minimalism. But its hidden clutter culture shows that ‘more’ can be as magical as ‘less.’”
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Tender, Yet Creepy
“Dolls help children create wonderfully vivid and imaginative worlds, while also serving as unsettling reminders of the abyss.”
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The Adoption Paradox
“You could call it a life sentence, for this is the moment in which I learn that I am adopted.”