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From a young age, writer Anya Jaremko-Greenwold imagined herself inside paintings: “It didn’t so much matter whether the artist had invited any visitors — if no human figures stalked the work, so much the better. I’d have the place to myself.” On art appreciation as a worldview and an inheritance — in all of its beauty and consequence.

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June 7, 2018

The Problem with Simplicity

As a culture, we celebrate simplicity and its convenience. But the truth is always more complex, embedded in larger systems and worlds. Miguel Clark Mallet on the possibilities that open up when we accept the value of complexity.

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June 6, 2018

We Are Stories and Stardust

In today’s polarized political climate, the idea of changing a mind or a heart feels impossible. Clare Mulvany reflects on what it means to be open to the possibility of great change in yourself — and in others.
Mindfulness and deep breathing may not cure anxiety, but they can be easy and quick practices to ground yourself — especially in situations and environments outside of your control.
Young adulthood is often the first time when we experience the grief of lost time. Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is a stoic tribute to the beauty and levity of each quiet moment of our formation.
Kao Kalia Yang reflects on how caring for her younger siblings has taught her about "life's possibilities and the different pathways that people can take into the road of tomorrow."

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May 23, 2018

Our Elders Didn’t Fail Us

The change we work to affect is an intergenerational pursuit — one that calls us to courage, commitment, and community with one another, as well as those who came before us. Lucas Johnson honors the radical hope of the leaders of the black freedom struggle.

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May 17, 2018

Standing in the Shadow of Hope

Love requires a continued commitment to justice for all. Austin Channing Brown on the responsibility to carry our hope with a deep understanding of justice.
We may have no control over the wild, unpredictable world that we live in, but we do have control over how we choose to live our lives: to offer compassion, to pursue justice, to love and be loved.

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May 15, 2018

Goodbye, Breastfeeding

Courtney Martin reflects on the end of five years of breastfeeding her daughters, and the wisdom and the weirdness of the body.