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Potato Words, Flaming Grapes, and Desegregation

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A Mars Miracle, Medical Racism, and Murderous Humans

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Wealth Taxes, Embodied Words, and Ancient Comedy

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Ice, Measles, and Genocide

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Cold Animals, Venezuelan Crisis, and Rethinking Health

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Suicide, Spirits, and Sexy Voices

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Unsafe Food, Masculinity, and the Nature of Beauty

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Animal Actors, Kids’ Jokes, and Pickup Artists

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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!
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Saturn’s Rings, Anger, and Snowmen

Well-researched stories from Forward, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.