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The Heart Wing
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The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews
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The Sunset
There are plenty of reasons to see nursing homes as sad, neglectful places. There are also reasons to see them as something else entirely.
How Wednesday Addams Birthed a Generation of Cynics
Nearly 30 years ago, Christina Ricci’s version of the character reinforced millennials’ suspicion that “the bright side” is an illusion.
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Life in the Slow Lane
Cooking all day while the cook is away. How the slow cooker changed the world.
‘That Girl is Going to Get Herself Killed’
There is risk in the wilderness — even in mild adventures — and yet we still seek to reason with it, to assign order to it, to control it, and to tempt it.
I Remember the Bookstore
When you browse and buy in person, paragraph and place are joined forever.
The Gisoo Tree
Cutting hair, a mourning, a protest, an act of defiance.
“I Am In Between”: A Q&A with Sorayya Khan
Author Sorayya Khan on what it means to grow up between two cultures, and on mothering and being mothered in a global world.
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