A short philosophical story that ponders the meaning of life, reincarnation, and our interconnectedness with others in a profound yet simple way.

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A loving exploration of raising a child with an undiscovered genetic condition, and the true nature of higher education.

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Anthony Bourdain's first piece put him on the map. It got him a book deal and several TV shows. All the hallmarks of his writing are on display here: jazzy, real, and honest.

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Robert Caro investigates the lives of those affected by a theft of $9 from a Long Island home - a seemingly simple crime. This writing displays Caro's ceaseless research process to uncover the deep truth behind a story.

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This explores the idea that you can make a living creating art with a dedicated audience of 1,000 true fans.

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During the pandemic, Rachel Handler noticed that a certain type of holy pasta couldn't be found. As she dug deeper, the story unfolds in surprising ways.

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For seven days and seven nights in mid-March of 1995, David Foster Wallace took a cruise. He did not have a very good time.

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For 56 years, the Maine Lobster Festival has been drawing crowds with the promise of sun, fun, and fine food. One visitor would argue that the celebration involves a whole lot more. David Foster Wallace writes in 2004.

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Caitlin Flanagan writes for The Atlantic in Feb 2001 about how it's not actually traditional for weddings to be the expensive fancy extravaganzas they are today, and who made them that way and how they did it.

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When a freighter packed with cargo worth $103 million flipped onto its side in the North Pacific, a motley salvage team got the call to save it.

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Joshua Foer wrote this 2012 piece in The New Yorker - a fascinating exploration of constructed languages, also known as conlangs, and the people who create them. The article centers on John Quijada, a mild-mannered man who, in his spare time, developed one of the most linguistically complex constructed languages ever conceived—Ithkuil.

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Our relationship with money is more psychological than mathematical, here we explore key principles that shape financial success.

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This educational video from 1960 (Hume and Ivey) is a mind-twisting and fun exploration of Frames of Reference. It will teach you that things are not always as they seem; and how your perspective alters how you perceive reality.

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2008 - The era that defined Wall Street is finally, officially over. Michael Lewis returns to his old haunt to figure out what went wrong.

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Neal Stephenson writes in 1996 on laying trans-oceanic fiber optic cable

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The Washington Post, Sunday Magazine, January 22, 2006. Story about the weirdest clown, the Great Zucchini, you’ll never want to meet.

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This legendary 1982 piece by Edward Jay Epstein uncovers the surly world of diamonds.

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"Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" is a profile of Frank Sinatra written by Gay Talese for the April 1966 issue of Esquire. It is considered one of the greatest celebrity profiles ever written.

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1990, SOME THOUGHTS ON THE REAL WORLD BY ONE WHO GLIMPSED IT AND FLED

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