The Outline
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Culture
Mar 20
How to be wrong
I recently discovered two things: a term from fabric dyeing about how to drain things of their vibrancy, and an old family letter. They are somewhat related.
Power
Apr 03
Who is the world’s No. 1 bad guy?
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Power
Apr 02
An open letter to my dog, who won’t come out from under the couch
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Power
Mar 30
There was always a way to pay for the programs we need
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The Future
Apr 02
“We just intuit what they need”: A zookeeper describes caring for animals during the coronavirus outbreak
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Culture
Apr 02
Hanging on the telephone
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Power
Apr 01
The Australian scientist who got magnets stuck up his nose should inspire us all
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Culture
How a small-town Canadian museum became a shrine to Justin Bieber
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Culture
We should all read more Jenny Diski
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Culture
I watched too many videos about cute pigs and now I want to stop eating them
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Power
Who is the world’s No. 1 bad guy?
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Power
How to be wrong
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Culture
Working in the restaurant industry will haunt your dreams
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The Future
If you could go to the moon for free, would you do it
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The Future
I am beginning to suspect that having a massive following on YouTube does not make people happy
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Power
“Queer” as in… what, exactly?
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The Future
The 5G revolution that isn't
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Culture
The building blocks of my sanity come from phone Tetris
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Power
The history of Catholic teaching on abortion isn’t as clear cut as you think
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Culture
This emperor has no clothes
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The Future
For whom the ratio trolls
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