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- How Tom Hanks Became Tom Hanks by Chris Heath
The actor—and now novelist—reflects on how he got here, and the other lives he might have lived instead. Story by Chris Heath.
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42 min - Call of the Wild by James Parker — June 2023
The enduring appeal of watching human beings attempt to master the Alaskan backcountry. Story by James Parker.
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11 min - The Canadian Way of Death by David Brooks — June 2023
What happens when a society takes individualism to its logical conclusion? Story by David Brooks.
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38 min - Burned by Ariel Sabar — June 2023
How a small-town auto mechanic peddling a solar-energy breakthrough swindled Wall Street investors, Warren Buffett, and the U.S. Treasury out of $1 billion
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53 min - Never Give Artificial Intelligence the Nuclear Codes by Ross Andersen — June 2023
The temptation to automate command and control will be great. The danger is greater.
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22 min - The Counteroffensive by Anne Applebaum and Jeffrey Goldberg — June 2023
The future of the democratic world will be determined by whether the Ukrainian military can break a stalemate with Russia and drive the country backwards—perhaps even out of Crimea for good. Story by Anne Applebaum and Jeffrey Goldberg.
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43 min - How to Look at a Vermeer by Susan Tallman — May 2023
The artist left behind few clues about his life or intentions, but the paintings themselves teach the viewer new ways to see. Story by Susan Tallman.
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36 min - It’s Okay to Like Good Art by Bad People by Judith Shulevitz — May 2023
Art transcends the artist. Story by Judith Shulevitz.
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25 min - The Pornography Paradox by Laura Kipnis — May 2023
Reformers fear that ever more outré sites are warping users’ desires. But transgression has always been part of the appeal. Story by Laura Kipnis.
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21 min - Is Holocaust Education Making Anti-Semitism Worse? by Dara Horn — May 2023
Using dead Jews as symbols isn’t helping living ones.
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