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Rich Juzwiak
Richard Kreitner
Jacqueline Nesi
Hannah Docter-Loeb
Michelle Herman
Hannah Riley
Madeline Ducharme and Nadira Goffe
A new kind of geological object is washing up on beaches. Geologists can’t agree on what to call it.
Avery Orrall
Who could blame you?
Chason Gordon
What it all means
The Tortured Poets Department isn’t a great breakup album. It’s something newer and tricksier, for us modern idiots.
Where we’re headed
An honest guide to modern life
I needed some woo-woo to finally make the break.
What really matters
It’s not “imminent”; it’s already underway—but there are real reasons it’s so hard to declare definitively.