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Of Canons and Marginal Poets
Unless you are a scholar of sixteenth and seventeenth century literature you have probably never heard of John Taylor the Water Poet. Or for that matter Robert Greene, the bohemian university wit, or Richard Barnfield, the sodomitical sonneteer... By Edward Simon.
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What Does it Mean to ‘Look Autistic?’
A writer’s reflections on the pain of “passing” for neurotypical. By M.Nicole.R.Wildhood.
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Girls Just Wanna Be Heard
In her new book, Nancy Jo Sales explores how teenage girls on social media provoke attention—but fails to show how they also demand respect.
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On Vanishing
Alzheimer’s disease, Harry Houdini, and America's invisible caregivers. By Lynn Casteel Harper.
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St. Pete man records himself asking to use Target women’s bathroom
A St. Petersburg man who videotaped himself going into a local Target said he was just trying to clarify the company’s bathroom policy. That video has since gone viral. It was recorded on the heels of Target’s recent announcement about its policy. “(We) welcome transgender team members and guests to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity … Everyone deserves to feel like they belong,” Target said.
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How loneliness generates empathy and shapes identity
Loneliness is hell: debilitating yet formative. Can we avoid the pains of loneliness yet enjoy the pleasures of solitude? By Cody Delistraty.
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As Women Scorned
We’re supposed to follow a certain narrative when our partners leave us. What happens when we flip the playbook? By Lauren McKeon. (Jan. 4, 2016)
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Hair
Human hair has a remarkable mystique.... By Scott Lowe.
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The secret of taste: why we like what we like
How does a song we dislike at first hearing become a favourite? And when we try to look different, how come we end up looking like everyone else? By Tom Vanderbilt.
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Why I love my possessions as a mirror and a gallery of me
I am my things and my things are me. I don’t want to give them up: they are narrative prompts for the story of my life. By Lee Randall.
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Billy the kid
A tale of repentance, redemption and reinvention. (June 30, 2016)
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The Surprising Similarities Between Whales and Primates
A whale biologist reports from the world’s biggest primatology conference. By Shane Gero. (Aug. 24, 2016)
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What Are We Really Seeing When We Look in a Mirror?
Inside our complicated relationship with mirrors. By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian.
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When in doubt, shout
Why shaking someone’s beliefs turns them into stronger advocates. By Ed Yong. (Oct. 19, 2010)
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Philosophers on Rachel Dolezal
Rachel Dolezal, in recent years has portrayed herself physically, and on social media platforms, as a woman of black African-American heritage. However, her parents, who are both white say their daughter is not African-American. With Esa Diaz-Leon, Meena Krishnamurthy, Rebecca Kukla, Charles Mills, Daniel Silvermint, and Quayshawn Spencer.
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Does Your ‘Self’ Have a Soul?
Most religions claim that there is more to the self than the brain. The traditional understanding is that human sentience and selfhood are conveyed via some kind of nonphysical substance, often called a ‘soul.’ By Robert Lawrence Kuhn.
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On Coupling: An Inventory
“I want both: marriage and lovers, freedom and security. I want my husband to say yes to this.” By Melissa Matthewson.
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7 Female Doctors Speak Out on In-Flight Racism and Sexism
Female physicians share their stories. By Mandy Oaklander.
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Why We Are Witches: An A-Camp Roundtable
“I’m not a witch who casts spells; I’m a witch who takes things people have cast aside and makes them new again.”
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The Consolations of Philosophy
What I saw at Stoicon 2016. By Blake Seitz.
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