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“Venus Williams is making history in her return to the U.S. Open...

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The new Kickstarter is live

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Socrates would be pleased

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Watch Joan Baez Endearingly Imitate Bob Dylan (1972)

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What Is Kabbalah? An Introduction to the Jewish Mystical Tradition

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Max Cooper, Repetition

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Kieran Healy recently became a US citizen. “I know the nationalities of...

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Required Reading

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Building a Watch From Scratch in a Brooklyn Basement

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It’s Time to Rethink the 50/50 Split With Art Galleries

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Anish Kapoor Greenpeace Collab Sends Generic Environmental Message

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Connecting the Heavens and Earth Through Art

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A View From the Easel

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Dani Guindo Captures Otherworldly Aerial Photos of Iceland in ‘Orbital’

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Michael Chabon on the time he tried to get hired to write...

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Sho Shibuya Meditates on Rainy Days and the Fragile Nature of Peace

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Generous Media

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White, Legally Armed, and Primed for Political Violence

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From the inbox: “ldial is a website for listening to a curated...

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“If you want to fight for what’s right in this moment, and...

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Radiohead: Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)

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Fortunate Son

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“Competitive authoritarianism [can be seen as] a prevalent form of government throughout...

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The Man with a Plan to Save Maine’s Moose Population

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On the disorienting thrill & agony of picking up a new sport...

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40-Year-Old David Wojnarowicz Mural Resurfaces, Only to Be Hidden Again

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Cuba’s Distinctive Architecture Glows in Vibrant Photos by James Kerwin

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She Was a Quiet Bird Expert. Then She Was Called to Investigate a Murder in Maine.

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Another Rave Review

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Goodnight, mister Stalin

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Witty wotty dashes

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Science Cheats: A Reading List on Unscrupulous Scientists

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“And now, a word from our sponsor”

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2,178 Occult Books Now Digitized & Put Online, Thanks to the Ritman Library and Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown

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The Stunt That Ended Buster Keaton’s Brilliant Career

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Dawn: A Watercolor Ode to the Primeval Conversation Between Our Living Planet and Its Dying Star

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The Red Onion Font

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The Colors of the World, Seen From the International Space Station. “Recent...

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Trump Wants “American Exceptionalism” at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?

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Dana Awartani’s Gentle Reparation of Gaza

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Silicon Doodles & Microchip Art

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Sonya Clark’s Communal Tapestry

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Caribbean Artists Take on the Myth of Tropical Escapism

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At 82, Meredith Monk May Finally Get Her Due

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Dictators love a crisis. “For reasons of both personality and political ambition,...

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The Story of the Chinese Farmer

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“Today, general officers no longer seem to see themselves as guardians of...

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‘Spirit Worlds’ Illuminates Our Timeless Quest to Comprehend the Supernatural

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The ‘What It’s Like To Be…’ podcast features interviews with people about...

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