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New York City, August 1, 2017

New York City, August 1, 2017

★★★ The freshly washed sidewalks were reeking. A man plucked at his t-shirt to flap air into it on the subway platform. Each leg of the…
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Tom Scocca
There’s Always Death To Look Forward To

There’s Always Death To Look Forward To

Nihilist Arby’s and the cheerful nihilism of the internet
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Angela Brussel
Brief Interviews with Germans I Have Offended

Brief Interviews with Germans I Have Offended

Deutschland über us.
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Rebecca Schuman
Beans, Beans, They’re Good For The Planet

Beans, Beans, They’re Good For The Planet

This one weird swap could save earth.
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Silvia Killingsworth
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The Strangers Nextdoor

The Strangers Nextdoor

How not to love thy neighbor
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Katie Lambert
I’ve Been Busy Thinkin’ About Elgar

I’ve Been Busy Thinkin’ About Elgar

Classical Music Hour with Fran
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Fran Hoepfner

A Poem by Maggie Smith

Poor Sheep
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The Awl
Views From A Cafe

Views From A Cafe

Notes on life
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Liana Finck
Yumi Zouma, “December”

Yumi Zouma, “December”

What are you so happy about?
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Alex Balk
New York City, July 31, 2017

New York City, July 31, 2017

★★★★ The subway station had breathed in fresh atmosphere, but the train car was a rolling hotbox, and the effects of it would not wear off…
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Tom Scocca
A Sestina Written In The Same Amount Of Time It Takes David Brooks To Write His Column

A Sestina Written In The Same Amount Of Time It Takes David Brooks To Write His Column

(Fifteen minutes.)
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Sarah Miller
Five Years Of Crab Rangoon

Five Years Of Crab Rangoon

No piece of writing has captured the essence of Stephen A. Smith better than a viral tweet imagining him at P.F. Chang’s
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Dennis Young
Golden Retriever, “Pelagic Tremor”

Golden Retriever, “Pelagic Tremor”

Appreciate the gifts of today.
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Alex Balk
New York City, July 30, 2017

New York City, July 30, 2017

★★★★★ The light was unstoppable, thrusting everywhere into the shade. Bare limbs moved in dazzling curtains of sun. The people in exercise…
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Tom Scocca
Every Sad Story Is A Jerking Off Story

Every Sad Story Is A Jerking Off Story

And also the reverse.
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Alex Balk
Everything That Rises Must Pivot To Video

Everything That Rises Must Pivot To Video

“Sometimes I just watch TV for the commercials” —actually a lot of us
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Silvia Killingsworth
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