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Reads from 2012

Illustrated Bookshelves of Famous Artists’ and Writers’ Favorite Books
Illustrated Bookshelves of Famous Artists’ and Writers’ Favorite Books

Patti Smith, David Sedaris, Jennifer Egan, Maira Kalman, Mary Karr, and more.

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Britain vs. America in Minimalist Vintage Infographics
Britain vs. America in Minimalist Vintage Infographics

A time-capsule of mid-century cultural contrasts.

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Changing New York: Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Black-and-White Photos from the 1930s
Changing New York: Berenice Abbott’s Stunning Black-and-White Photos from the 1930s

A breathtaking time-capsule of this ageless, ever-changing city.

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What Will Survive of Us Is Love: Helen Dunmore’s 9 Rules of Writing
What Will Survive of Us Is Love: Helen Dunmore’s 9 Rules of Writing

“A problem with a piece of writing often clarifies itself if you go for a long walk.”

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Anaïs Nin on Embracing the Unfamiliar
Anaïs Nin on Embracing the Unfamiliar

“It is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar.”

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An Animated Open Letter to President Obama on the State of Science Education
An Animated Open Letter to President Obama on the State of Science Education

Reigniting the spark of physics in an education ethos stuck 150 years in the past.

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Philosopher Judith Butler on Doubting Love
Philosopher Judith Butler on Doubting Love

“Love is not a state, a feeling, a disposition, but an exchange, uneven, fraught with history, with ghosts, with longings that are more or less legible to those who try to see one another with their own faulty vision.”

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A Short Poem from Kurt Vonnegut
A Short Poem from Kurt Vonnegut

“And what, and what / Do the two think of?”

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Philip Pullman Reimagines the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Philip Pullman Reimagines the Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

“You have a positive duty to make the story your own. A fairy tale is not a text.”

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The Science of “Intuition”
The Science of “Intuition”

“There is no such thing as an intuitive person tout court. Intuition is a domain-specific ability.”

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