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The Best Part of Weird Family Road Trips
And why groups of strangers are kinder to each other than you think.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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December 2022
In Praise Of Crying Men
And what holiday movies have to do with the World Cup
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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October 2022
How To Wear Brown Polyester Without Crying
Plus learning to love Flippy the fast-food robot
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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On 'Rewilding' Our Lawns, and Ourselves
And that time Dad turned our yard into a meadow
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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September 2022
How Finding Creative Flow Changes Our Sense of Self
Plus, a new book on music and performance anxiety.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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Why Art Created By Artificial Intelligence Is Both Irresistible and Horrifying
And we wonder whether it's art if its maker risks nothing of themselves.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
7
August 2022
On Learning to Run In Paris
Plus, why we forget what's good for us.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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July 2022
London Delights: Wisdom From An Overheated Island
Where the cathedrals are blessedly cool, the art is hot, and musical irony abounds.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
8
June 2022
Desire, Shame and a Movie That Might Change the Way You Look In the Mirror
Emma Thompson breaks all kinds of boundaries in 'Good Luck To You, Leo Grande,' and asks us to reconsider how we see our lumpy, imperfect selves.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
8
Rational Magic: The Science of Changing Our Expectations
Two new books explore how the way we think about aging, food, medicine, and exercise has surprising physical effects.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
8
ABBA Is On Tour As Virtual Avatars and We Have Existential Questions About Artists and Technology
Plus, what the Swedish pop icons have in common with Patti Smith
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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May 2022
What We Can Learn From Uvalde's Children
On the roots of courage and the unique burdens of America's school kids.
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Susanna Schrobsdorff
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