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Old Weird America

By: Justin Taylor β€” June 28th 2023 at 13:00

Portis is a comedian of the highest order, but he is finallyβ€”as all comedians must beβ€”a moral philosopher.

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The Age of Adolescence

By: Rita Koganzon β€” May 23rd 2023 at 17:07

Originally published in 1970, Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, is the story of an eleven-year-old girl who moves from New York […]

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Over the Water

By: David Hering β€” May 16th 2023 at 13:00

I recognized something of my own initial reaction to Rohmer, my embrace of the β€œfeel” of his work ahead of its politics.

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Slaves to Love

By: Jessie Munton β€” May 12th 2023 at 13:00

The puzzling aspect of the loneliness of parenthood is that it is compatible with the constant company of the baby. Why is the company of an infant unable to assuage this loneliness?

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Fate’s Plan

By: Kaya Genç — May 8th 2023 at 22:15

The earthquakes on February 6th that killed more than 55,000 people in Turkey and Syria and resulted in $105 billion in damage were among the […]

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Brace for Impact

By: James Harkin β€” April 12th 2023 at 13:00

Who picks up the tab of paying for journalism when the audience won’t, and how does that change the truths that we journalists want to tell?

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The Limits of Forgiveness

By: Elizabeth Bruenig β€” April 5th 2023 at 18:00

This is the text of the inaugural talk given in the Public Thinking Lecture Series, an event series co-sponsored by the Point Program for Public […]

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