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On BeingThe team behind On Being, a popular, award-winning radio show and podcast, publishes articles on the interplay of religion, culture, and modern life.
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Exploring #Vanlife and Writing About Social Media Celebrities
A Q&A with Rachel Monroe, who wrote about nomads in a vintage Volkswagen: “The idea of incorporating longer stints of rootlessness, even if there is a home base to come back to, is something that appeals to both professional vanlifers and people who are watching the trend from afar.”
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Seriously, the Guy Has a Point
Greg Fallis writes about Fearless Girl and Charging Bull — the two sculptures staring each other down in Lower Manhattan — and about the difficulty of engaging others in nuanced arguments.
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Realm of HistoryRealm of History is an online compendium dedicated to the study of the past — from archaeology news to the latest in pop culture references to antiquity — all presented in an accessible, engaging style.
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A Wonder of the Multicultural Medieval World: The Tabula Rogeriana
Do maps reflect your worldview — or shape it? Meet the genius 12th-century cartographer you’ve never heard of, al-Idrisi, and his marvelous multicultural map.
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The Complicated Past and Present of a California Utopia
“And yet, like all utopian experiments, Esalen’s cracks widened as it grew in popularity and began to attract this wealthier set. Today’s guests hardly care about any sort of counterculture; they care, as Wolfe pointed out, about self-improvement.” Cody Delistraty spends a weekend at Big Sur’s Esalen Institute, once a bastion of hippie counterculture.
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Huck MagazineFrom surf and skateboard culture to music, art, and activism, Huck Magazine shares stories from the people on the countercultural frontlines.
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Broken Pencil MagazineSince 1995, Broken Pencil has been a mega-zine dedicated exclusively to exploring independent creativity, featuring zine and small press book reviews, comics, underground press excerpts, interviews, original fiction, and commentary.
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Atlas MinorThe website of author James A. Reeves features thoughtful blog posts and longform essays on topics that range from philosophy and art to health and family.
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George Lakoff
The blog of George Lakoff, professor of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley and author of the influential book on how language influences public policy, Don’t Think of an Elephant.
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belisssleMichel Belisle, a Quebec-based multimedia artist, created belisssle as a space to share his work — from layered digital images to haunting collages.
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“Dear Literature,
Thank you for keeping us entertained, making us think, showing us other worlds, and offering glorious distraction when reality has us freaking out. What would we do without you? We love you forever.
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Bottle Magazine
Bottle is a no-holds-barred magazine written by women who “are whole human beings with careers and informed opinions who also happen to watch YouTube videos and bake cupcakes and have sex.”
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Vulpes LibrisVulpes Libris, Latin for “Book Fox,” is a literary hub where a collective of bibliophiles talk about what they read, and publish interviews, reviews, and other bookish treats.
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