Essays & short takes
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Long-form essays and short takes are collected here in three-month blocks. Quotations and Words of the Week remain in their own chronological collections.
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Essays & short takes
Long-form essays and short takes are collected here in three-month blocks. Quotations and Words of the Week remain in their own chronological collections.