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WITCH HUNT
The New Yorker

WITCH HUNT

Juliet Stevenson stars in \"The Doctor.\"

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5 mins  |
July 03, 2023
YOU GOOD?
The New Yorker

YOU GOOD?

Aristotle's guide to human flourishing.

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10+ mins  |
July 03, 2023
THE ANCIENT WORLD DIVINE COMEDY
The New Yorker

THE ANCIENT WORLD DIVINE COMEDY

The godlike aspirations and all too human last moments of Roman emperors.

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10+ mins  |
July 03, 2023
LETTER FROM CHENGDU - A DOUBLE EDUCATION
The New Yorker

LETTER FROM CHENGDU - A DOUBLE EDUCATION

Educating American twins in China revealed two disparate systems, despite a history of mutual influence.

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July 03, 2023
A TRILLION LITTLE PIECES
The New Yorker

A TRILLION LITTLE PIECES

How plastics are poisoning us.

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July 03, 2023
Next Generation Leaders – Argentina - Bizarrap
Time

Next Generation Leaders – Argentina - Bizarrap

Elusive hitmaker

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June 12, 2023
Role of a Lifetime
The New Yorker

Role of a Lifetime

Why Sarah Jessica Parker keeps playing Carrie Bradshaw.

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June 26, 2023
The Pandemic Generation
The New Yorker

The Pandemic Generation

Remote school was devastating for many kids. How can they get back on track?

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June 26, 2023
READING BODY LANGUAGE LIKE THE EXPERTS
The New Yorker

READING BODY LANGUAGE LIKE THE EXPERTS

We can understand so much about W people are communicating by simply paying attention to their physical cues. Let's say that you're walking down the street and pass a guy who raises his arm in the air, then swings a knife at you. Body-language-wise, he wants to stab you.

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June 26, 2023
Status in flux
The New Yorker

Status in flux

For two years, no one travelled. Countries closed their borders to other countries that had closed their borders first.

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June 26, 2023
LONDON CALLING
The New Yorker

LONDON CALLING

\"Operation Mincemeat,\" \"Guys and Dolls,\" and \"The Motive and the Cue.\"

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June 26, 2023
NOW YOU SEE IT
The New Yorker

NOW YOU SEE IT

The curious allure of the heist.

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June 26, 2023
OUT OF PLACE
The New Yorker

OUT OF PLACE

Megan Fernandes's map of desire.

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June 26, 2023
NOWHERESVILLE
The New Yorker

NOWHERESVILLE

\"Asteroid City\" and \"Maggie Moore(s).\"

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June 26, 2023
SHOW OF SUPPORT
The New Yorker

SHOW OF SUPPORT

Is the Army Tactical Bra ready for deployment?

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June 26, 2023
BITTER PILL
The New Yorker

BITTER PILL

Dying patients wanted access to a new drug of uncertain benefit. But hasty approval comes at a cost.

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June 26, 2023
Ben Smith's One Neat Trick for Going Viral
Reason magazine

Ben Smith's One Neat Trick for Going Viral

The Semafor editor and former BuzzFeed News editor in chief on the online media explosion of the 2000s

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August/September 2023
An Elegant Enigma
Archaeology

An Elegant Enigma

The luxurious possessions of a seventeenth-century woman continue to intrigue researchers a decade after they were retrieved from a shipwreck

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July/August 2023
Ancient Egyptian Astrology
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian Astrology

For centuries, layers of soot have coated the ceilings and columns in the entrance hall of Egypt's Temple of Esna. Now, an Egyptian-German team of researchers, led by Hisham El-Leithy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and Christian Leitz of the University of Tübingen, is restoring the temple's vibrant painted reliefs to their original brilliance.

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July/August 2023
LIVES IN THE BALANCE
The New Yorker

LIVES IN THE BALANCE

Why do \"dowry deaths\" persist?

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June 19, 2023
THE STORY OF US
The New Yorker

THE STORY OF US

The startling intimacy of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

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June 19, 2023
SONIC SIGNATURES
The New Yorker

SONIC SIGNATURES

The unique sound worlds of Salvatore Sciarrino and Kaija Saariaho.

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June 19, 2023
MORTAL COIL
The New Yorker

MORTAL COIL

Loving and letting go in Lorrie Moore's new novel.

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9 mins  |
June 19, 2023
DANCE OF DEATH
The New Yorker

DANCE OF DEATH

“The Comeuppance,” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

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June 19, 2023
THAT WAS AWKWARD
The New Yorker

THAT WAS AWKWARD

Pilvi Takala and the art of excruciation.

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June 19, 2023
A PARENTS' GUIDE TO CAMPUS TOURS
The New Yorker

A PARENTS' GUIDE TO CAMPUS TOURS

Welcome, parents! We are delighted that you have chosen to tour our campus with your offspring today.

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June 19, 2023
BORDERLINE CHAOS
The New Yorker

BORDERLINE CHAOS

America’s broken immigration system has spawned a national fight, but Congress lacks the will to fix it.

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June 19, 2023
COMEBACKER
The New Yorker

COMEBACKER

Daniel Bard overcame mysterious control problems to resume his career. Then the problems returned.

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June 19, 2023
HYBRID HOARD
Archaeology

HYBRID HOARD

A hoard of silver and gold items buried in the Netherlands 800 years ago-possibly for safekeeping during a time of war-was recovered by a licensed metal detectorist.

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July/August 2023
A NEW DAY FOR THE ANCESTORS' MOUNDS
Archaeology

A NEW DAY FOR THE ANCESTORS' MOUNDS

In fall 2007, Glenna Wallace, chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, visited the Octagon Earthworks in the central Ohio city of Newark while attending a lecture series at the Ohio State University in nearby Columbus.

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July/August 2023