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    Cover Me: On A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise

    Lauren Kinney reviews "A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia" by Sandra Allen.

    Autumn in New York

    Greg Gerke considers real estate and construction in his neighborhood of Park Slope, New York.

    Drinking with the Ghost: Alice Dunbar-Nelson in New Orleans

    Katie Orphan visits the French Quarter of New Orleans to visit with the ghost of Alice Dunbar-Nelson.

    Simon Winchester’s Korea, 30 Years On: Classic Travelogue or Cultural Offense?

    Colin Marshall considers Simon Winchester's" Korea: a Walk Through the Land of Miracles," 30 years after its publication.

    Misogyny Online: Death by a Thousand Cuts

    Marta Zarzycka on how algorithms perpetuate the prevalence of misogyny online.

    Gaming Out Lunatics — Charles Manson and Kim Jong-un: The Problems of Assessing “Madness”

    John Hulsman on what we miss when we dismiss people like Charles Manson or Kim Jong-un as just plain "crazy."

    Transformation and Non-Adventure in Ashley Shelby’s South Pole Station

    Ben Valentine reviews Ashley Shelby's "South Pole Station."

    The Chiming Bells of Mortality

    Jeffrey Tayler on the Greek literature that he turned to after his father's death.

    Jonny Greenwood’s New Baroque

    Will Gottsegen on the score to Oscar-nominee "Phantom Thread," written by Jonny Greenwood.