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Editors’ Picks 2018: Sustainability and the Environment
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The Best of Suggested Readings from 2018
Every week we compile well-researched stories that bridge the gap between news and scholarship. These were the ones you clicked on most in 2018!
Austen Fans, Modern Belief, and Environmental Politics
New books and scholarship from Oxford University Press, Princeton University Press, and the University Press of Colorado.
Ten Poems about Travel
Poetry about all kinds of travel—from grand adventures to family vacations—by Elizabeth Bishop, Rita Dove, and more.
Saturn’s Rings, Anger, and Snowmen
Well-researched stories from Forward, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Our Best Stories of 2018
Victorian librarians, Mister Rogers, queer time, and Jane Austen's subversive linguistics, oh my!
“Silent Night,” Cookie Dough, and Alpha-Gal Allergies
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Social Drama, China Relations, and a Tree of Blood
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Civil Rights and New Deal America, Bruno Latour, and Bad Environmentalism
New books and scholarship from University of North Carolina, Harvard University Press, and University of Minnesota Press.
Bees’ Thoughts, Disappearing Bugs, and Giant Snails
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Digestion, Hangovers, and Sinister Magic
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Wildfire, Stopping Suicide, and Marshmallow-Topped Casserole
Well-researched stories from Wired, Quartz, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Real Placebos, Brutal Progress, and Paleolithic Myths
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