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My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I decided it was time to find the heirloom’s rightful owner.

Kevin Chroust·Outside·February 20259.5(2)

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My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

A Library of Oceanic Feelings

Jamieson Webster·Pioneer Works·September 2026

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Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Marisa Brook·Damn Interesting·August 2015

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A Woman with a Past

A Woman with a Past

Judith Thurman·The New Yorker·October 2026

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Cinema of Wayward Souls

Cinema of Wayward Souls

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The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Pamela Colloff·Texas Monthly·May 2016

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Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Annie Lowrey·The Atlantic·November 2025

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Two Hikers Met a Stranger at an Appalachian Trail Shelter in 1974. By Morning, One Was Dead.

Two Hikers Met a Stranger at an Appalachian Trail Shelter in 1974. By Morning, One Was Dead.

Outside·Outside·October 2026

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The Image of the Great Flood That Stuck With Me: Caskets Floating Away

The Image of the Great Flood That Stuck With Me: Caskets Floating Away

Isabel Wilkerson·The New York Times·October 2026

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His Unmarked Grave Lay Forgotten for 200 Years. They Had to Fix That.

His Unmarked Grave Lay Forgotten for 200 Years. They Had to Fix That.

Malia Mendez·The New York Times·October 2026

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'An object of lust': How the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite became a controversial symbol of love and sex

'An object of lust': How the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite became a controversial symbol of love and sex

Matthew Wilson·BBC·October 2026

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How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness

How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness

M.R. O'Connor·The New Yorker·October 2026

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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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Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane

Annie Lowrey·The Atlantic·November 2025

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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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96 Minutes

96 Minutes

Pamela Colloff·Texas Monthly·August 2006

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My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword

My Quest to Find the Owner of a Mysterious WWII Japanese Sword

Kevin Chroust·Outside·February 2025

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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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Who Owns the Internet?

Who Owns the Internet?

Elizabeth Kolbert·The New Yorker·August 2017

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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 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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I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. Things Didn’t Go as Planned.

I Tried to Toughen Up My Son. Things Didn’t Go as Planned.

Sam Graham-Felsen·The New York Times·October 2025

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How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness

How Tree Rings Challenged the Myth of American Wilderness

M.R. O'Connor·The New Yorker·October 2026

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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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