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The wonders of the coastal redwood

Free
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The knowledge of approaching death may allow some of us to experience time in new and liberating ways

Riding With Mr. Washington

How my great-grandfather invented himself at the end of Reconstruction

Bards Behind Bars

Reading Sartre aloud inside a maximum-security prison

Just When You Thought It Wasn’t Safe …

How Wilbert Longfellow turned America into a nation of swimmers

Corona Chasers

You never forget your first solar eclipse

For Whom Do We Create?

The conundrum facing so many American artists today

Downstream of Fukushima

The Japanese seafood industry has rebounded, but is anyone worried about irradiated water?

Bubble Girl

The kidnapping that once riveted the nation

Good Vibrations

One eccentric’s desert landmark allows visitors to bathe in sound

Too HIP to Be Square

Wagner’s Ring on period instruments?

The Breath Is Everything

How an encounter with the Dalai Lama led to forays into Buddhism

Shattered

After the murders in Minneapolis

The Visual Turn

Painting portraits of other people can tell us truths about ourselves

The Valedictions of Elwyn Brooks

How the eminent essayist made an art of signing off

Expect the Worst

Sometimes we free ourselves by embracing our darkest fears

The Heart of the Matter
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A new cardiovascular drug may be revolutionary, but what we really need is more quality time with our doctors

Gone Fishin’

Could two famous rivermen really have met their end while grappling giant fish in a Kansas river?

Redemption Song

What the rehabilitation of Pete Rose says about American society today

A Visit to Epidaurus

When a play ends with a dismemberment, the effect on the audience can be transformative

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