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Hysteria or Healing? Examining the Power of the Shaking Body
The artist Liz Magic Laser considers quaking as both a symptom and a cure for psychological distress in “Convulsive States”…
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Health
Cracking the Green Bean Casserole Code
Dorcas Tarbell restocks her 97-year-old father’s fridge from a grocery list he gives her every week. One of the items…
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Arts
When a Seat in the Theater Means a Seat in the Salon
“Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a play where the Black women in the audience are the ones who feel most…
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News
Maybe This Is Why Donald Trump Is Afraid to Debate Nikki Haley
If Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have the best shot at taking on Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination,…
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News
Why Vultures Might Just Be the Smartest Birds Above the Block
The two lappet-faced vultures had been together for just a few months, yet the massive birds, with their watchful, featherless…
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World
The Occupied West Bank: Divided by Faith, United by Fear
As bloodshed surges around them, an Israeli settler and a Palestinian tour guide search for answers — and a shred…
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Arts
Watching Britney Spears, as a Girl and a Woman
For 25 years, American culture has used her body to determine a woman’s worth. In “The Woman in Me,” she…
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Arts
Two Books for a Mental Vacation
Madeleine L’Engle’s domestic memoir; Julie Orringer’s humane short stories
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News
No, Xi Jinping Is Not About to Attack Taiwan
To some observers, it may seem like Xi Jinping is itching to unify Taiwan with China. The Chinese president has…
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News
The Main Problem With Pedestrian Deaths Isn’t the Pedestrians
I want to talk about two things that have happened since last weekend’s newsletter on pedestrian deaths. One of them…