Creative Destruction

The spiritual quest of the alchemist

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The neutering of the Spanish tongue

Every Letter is a Love Letter

You take time to write only when you care

Fatal Courage

How Emerson helped me see, as if for the first time

Let America Be America Again

What Time Is It?

A history of the world in one year

Trade Winds

I thought tenure meant I could retire with the team that drafted me

A picture of the moon

Ten Sights (I Wish I’d Seen)

Purple ocean’s majesty, the dodo, and other wonderful things

How to Be a Big-League Critic

Helpful hints from a professional

Literary Information Derived From Privileged Writers

Did they know how good they had it?

A Midsummer Night’s Stream
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A Midsummer Night’s Stream

Learning to Be Social
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What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?

The Murderer as Everyman
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Arthur Fleck’s rise and fall

After the Fallout
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On jellyfish babies, my father’s pain, and the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific

Mr. Olympia
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When the ancient Greeks looked at human muscle, they saw something different than we do

In the Endless Arctic Light

A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate

Verde

Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew

The Wonder of It All
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In search of awe

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Words Matter
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An opera can succeed only if libretto and score are in concert

Vital Signs
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What happened when my husband became a paramedic

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