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Media

Why Is It So Hard for Writers to Talk about the Working Class?

June 13, 2023June 15, 2023 - by Deborah Dundas

From novels to TV, you’ll have a hard time finding people who struggle with poverty

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June 2023 / Society

Have You Been to the Library Lately?

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

Librarians once worried about shushing patrons. Now they have to deal with mental health episodes, the homelessness crisis, and random violence

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Sports

The World’s Oldest Ultramarathon Runner Is Racing against Death

May 1, 2023April 28, 2023 - by Brett Popplewell

Dag Aabye is eighty-one, lives in an old school bus on a mountain, and is pushing his body to its absolute limits

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Health

Why Does the Medical System Keep Failing People with Endometriosis?

April 28, 2023May 3, 2023 - by Amirah El-Safty

Tracey Lindeman’s Bleed unpacks why the condition prevents people from finding meaningful care

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Arts & Culture

In the Internet Archive Lawsuit, a Win for Publishers May Come at a Cost for Readers Everywhere

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

The US court’s decision means that digital lending has become a pressing question for libraries and readers

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Books

Siopao Is More than the Sum of Its Parts

October 21, 2022January 11, 2023 - by Christina Gonzales

Learning to make the ubiquitous Filipino dumpling taught me about my culture and my family

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Groupies Deserve More Credit

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 - by Lisa Levy

Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?

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Books / Health / November 2022

The Death Dilemma: Are Hospitals Overtreating Patients Nearing the End?

October 4, 2022October 7, 2022 - by Blair Bigham

An ER physician on the heavy costs of keeping patients alive when death is inevitable

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Memoir

I Miss Being Bored at the Mall

September 23, 2022September 28, 2022 - by Jason Guriel

Browsing taught me to enjoy my own company. In a digital age, how will my children learn to be by themselves?

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Books

Judy I. Lin’s Recipe for YA Success: Fantasy and a Cup of Tea

September 19, 2022September 28, 2022 - by Sean Wetselaar

A Magic Steeped in Poison swaps tired European tropes for Taiwanese folklore

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