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March 2023

Too Easily We Forget
Twenty years since the U.S. invaded Iraq, Arnold turns 75, Elon versus Texas, Wyoming wrestlers versus a grizzly bear, long live Pop-Tarts, and more.
Critical Linking: Oscars Edition
Everything you could need to follow up on the 95th Academy Award, whether you watched or not.

February 2023

Let Three Be Peace
The joy of a 3-year-old's birthday party, the lost art of the hang-out, puzzles of all sorts, rogue AI chatbots, and much more.
Who's (and Whose) Greatest of All Time?
Wright Thompson takes on yet another of sport's greats, plus the Super Bowl, Superb Owls, and Imposter Syndrome and more.
In the Land of the Delta Blues
From Memphis and Tyre Nichols to tales of exceptional talent: on the golf course, on Mount Everest, on the Appalachian Trail, and more.

January 2023

Books, Books, Books
John le Carré's letters, Mick Herron and Slow Horses, Prince Harry and ghostwriting, how to keep a great magazine going, and more.
Not Just Another Day
The craziest product review you've ever read, a marathon cheating scandal, tennis and golf go Netflix, Hamline University and cancel culture, The Last…
The First of 2023
A round-up of the best "Best of" lists, another Jan. 6 anniversary, Donald Trump's next campaign, Hollywood (both new and old), and much, much more.

June 2022

Roe Is No More
A collection of writings and podcasts working to process the reversal of Roe v. Wade that took away a constitutional right.
Happy Juneteenth
Here's an exciting announcement about travel-related storytelling.

May 2022

Top Gun: Maverick in the Age of Gun Violence
Honoring the lives taken in Uvalde, the case against death, life without work, crypto skeptics, and more.
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