And why groups of strangers are kinder to each other than you think.
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December 2022

And what holiday movies have to do with the World Cup
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October 2022

Plus learning to love Flippy the fast-food robot
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And that time Dad turned our yard into a meadow
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September 2022

Plus, a new book on music and performance anxiety.
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And we wonder whether it's art if its maker risks nothing of themselves.
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August 2022

Plus, why we forget what's good for us.
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July 2022

Where the cathedrals are blessedly cool, the art is hot, and musical irony abounds.
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June 2022

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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Two new books explore how the way we think about aging, food, medicine, and exercise has surprising physical effects.
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Plus, what the Swedish pop icons have in common with Patti Smith
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May 2022

On the roots of courage and the unique burdens of America's school kids.
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