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Reads by Maria Popova

Transform: The Journey to Creative Contentment
Transform: The Journey to Creative Contentment

Why the only thing that matters is that it shouldn’t matter.

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The Secret Lives of Secret Places
The Secret Lives of Secret Places

What NYC rats have to do with Les Miserables, med school dropouts and photographic genius.

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Monday Music Muse: Blame Ringo
Monday Music Muse: Blame Ringo

Why Ringo Starr may not be the lovable Liverpudlian the world’s most liberal media portray him to be.

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Similarities: Because It’s All Been Done
Similarities: Because It’s All Been Done

What Einstein has to do with copyright, where indie bands get their concert posters, and why there’s no such thing as creativity.

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Geek Tuesday: Data Immersion Gone Wild
Geek Tuesday: Data Immersion Gone Wild

Making sense of the world one dataset at a time, or what Mahnattan men and the poverty line have in common.

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Sign of The Times: Data Visualization Heaven
Sign of The Times: Data Visualization Heaven

158 years of the cultural dialog, replayed and rewritten in visual language.

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The Art of Identity
The Art of Identity

What bathroom signage has to do with aviator masks and our shared existential journey.

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Repurposed Art: The Second Life of Cardboard
Repurposed Art: The Second Life of Cardboard

The alter egos of discarded cardboard, what Edvard Munch has to do with recycling, and the only violin Itzhak Perlman can’t play.

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GOOD Magazine: The Real Stimulus Package
GOOD Magazine: The Real Stimulus Package

How the best magazine around got better, or why taking a slight financial hit can get you an intellectual grand slam.

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Monday Music Muse: First Aid Kit
Monday Music Muse: First Aid Kit

How two Swedish teenagers are redefining indie-folk rock, or what mountain peasants have to do with Fiona Apple.

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