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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A psychoanalytic history of the sea.

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 20269.5(2)

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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

96 Minutes

96 Minutes

Pamela Colloff·Texas Monthly·August 2006

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Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Marisa Brook·Damn Interesting·August 2015

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‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong

‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong

Philip Oltermann·The Guardian·October 2026

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The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Pamela Colloff·Texas Monthly·May 2016

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A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry

A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry

Alex Marshall·The New York Times·September 2026

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The Incident at Little River

The Incident at Little River

Andrew Nurkin·The Assembly·September 2026

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Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out

Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out

Xiaolu Guo·The Guardian·September 2026

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Is this the future of America?

Is this the future of America?

Lauren Feiner·The Verge·September 2026

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A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry

A Nation Gripped by ‘Bayeux Fever’ Finally Gets to See the Tapestry

Alex Marshall·The New York Times·September 2026

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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 2026

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Why the Pan-American Highway only half-exists

Why the Pan-American Highway only half-exists

Shawn Miller·Aeon·September 2026

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‘It should not exist’: Ancient archaeological mystery revealed high in Beartooth Mountains

‘It should not exist’: Ancient archaeological mystery revealed high in Beartooth Mountains

Nick Mott·Montana Free Press·September 2026

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Freud, Jung and the Collective Unconscious (Published 1970)

Freud, Jung and the Collective Unconscious (Published 1970)

David Elkind·The New York Times·October 1970

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The Truth of El Mozote

The Truth of El Mozote

Mark Danner·The New Yorker·November 1993

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The Sixth Extinction?

The Sixth Extinction?

Elizabeth Kolbert·The New Yorker·May 2009

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A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 2026

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The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History's Biggest Mistakes

The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History's Biggest Mistakes

Steven Johnson·NYT Magazine·March 2023

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96 Minutes

96 Minutes

Pamela Colloff·Texas Monthly·August 2006

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Who Owns the Internet?

Who Owns the Internet?

Elizabeth Kolbert·The New Yorker·August 2017

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The End of Reading Is Here

The End of Reading Is Here

Rose Horowitch·The Atlantic·July 2026

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The Lazarus File

The Lazarus File

Matthew McGough·The Atlantic·April 2011

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Introduction to Nietzsche

Introduction to Nietzsche

admin·Academy of Ideas | Free Minds for a Free Society·October 2023

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Goodbye to San Francisco, the City that Can't Be Left

Goodbye to San Francisco, the City that Can't Be Left

Holly Brickley·Off Assignment·July 2025

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As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?

As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era?

Alex Beattie·The Conversation·October 2025

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As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past

As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past

Nina Siegal&Melissa Schriek·The New York Times·August 2026

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Two Roads Through Two Chinatowns

Two Roads Through Two Chinatowns

Boen Wang·The Sunday Long Read·January 2026

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What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero (Published 2025)

What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero (Published 2025)

Sam Anderson·The New York Times·March 2025

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The Wreck

The Wreck

David Wolman·The Atavist Magazine·February 2017

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They Gave Her A Lobotomy So Her Brother Could Be President

They Gave Her A Lobotomy So Her Brother Could Be President

Linda Caroll·Substack·August 2022

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The Falling Man

The Falling Man

Tom Junod·Esquire·September 2016

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Two Shallow Graves

Jason Arment·Books & Collections·June 2017

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