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The Search for a Destination Bathroom
On the hunt with legendary NYC journalist Anne Kadet. Plus recs for Sarah Kay's new poetry collection, Amy Greenlee's Red Flags, and Patrick Fealey on…
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Playing the Worst Game in the Best Casino
or how to learn basic math from a card dealer. Plus recs for Anna Deveare Smith on hope, The Onion on parody takeovers, and Google Street View under the…
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Proceed as the way opens
What do you do when things are confusing and bad? Plus recs for Mariama Bâ, Kareem Rahma's Subway Takes, and Jeremy Rosenholtz's debut novel.
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The Fitness Instructor Keeps Telling Me to Tuck and Shine
A dispatch from the frontlines of Pilates and Bar Method. Plus recs for The Auntie Bulletin, Mohanad Elshieky, and Alison Stewart.
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October 2024

A Dispatch from Dallas
36 hours in the Lone Star state. Plus recs for Taylor Lorenz on digital literacy, Josh Johnson meeting a baby, and wordsmiths in francophone Africa.
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A 9-Year-Old Punk Rocker Who Rejects the System
Nobody calls out society like an elementary school student in Silver Lake. Plus recs for Tressie McMillan Cottom on tenants unions, Cabel Sasser on…
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Communicating Through Burger Billboards in LA
It's an important piece of Los Angeles' culture. Plus recs for Alki Zei's classic children's book, Michael Cruz Kayne on grief, and Geraldine Brooks on…
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Ordering Korean Food in Korean
In which I am confidently wrong and cause a disaster in a restaurant. Plus recs for Shuchi Talati's new film, James Adomian's special, and Lizzie…
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September 2024

There Are A Lot of Chris Duffys Out There
And only one of them is me. Plus recs for Dave Eggers at JPL, Big Ol' Flag, and Senegal's new president.
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I Flew Cross-Country to See the 2024 Ig Nobel Prizes
Plus recs for Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poetry, Amy Kurzweil's time travel, and Edith Zimmerman's cartoons.
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TED Talk Update and Getting Roasted by YouTube
They say not to read the comments but I always do. Plus recs for Pepe Mujica's philosophy, Natasha Rothwell's new show, and Zahra Hirji on climate and…
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Free Snacks, Al Gore, and my TED Talk
What happens when I try to fit as many jokes into a TED Talk as I possibly can. Out on Monday! Plus recs for Harry Baker's Trying, Ernesto Morales…
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