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Culture
Nehring interrogates our steadfast insistence on balanced, healthy relationships, our readiness to condemn doomed, impossible entanglements. She argues that it may in fact be a
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Culture
“So the paradox is that the Web has invigorated criticism as an activity while undermining it as a profession,” Mr. Scott said.
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They can be eccentric, slow afoot, even grouchy. But dogs live out their final days, says The Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten, with a humility and
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Lethal warfare drove the evolution of altruistic behaviour among ancient humans, claims a new study based on archaeological records and mathematical simulations.
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Mr. Miller endorses mass media and most of the fruits of marketing and globalization. He makes the extravagant claim that “American and French revolutions brought
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Culture
If the novel is the vinyl record, the anthology is the mixtape—it defies escape into any particular work in exchange for seeing the whole of
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Science
At New Scientist we love a good hoax, especially one that both amuses and makes a serious point about the communication of science. So kudos
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