“In a capitalist economy, the market rewards things that are rare and valuable. Social media use is decidedly not rare or valuable. Any 16-year-old...
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Trump’s First Budget Proposal
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“The chances of Mr. Trump’s first budget passing Congress in its current form are slim. Many of the proposals would be nonstarters for...
BJ Miller and a New Model of Palliative Care
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“Don’t we all treat suffering as a disruption to existence, instead of an inevitable part of it? He wondered what would happen if you...
In celebration of Anton Chekhov’s birthday on January 29th, join us for a tribute to his timeless works directed by Alice Spivak of OnTheRoad...
What do We Know? (Pico Iyer via NYT)
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“But one thing that happens when we acquire too much “knowledge” is that, like Othello, we sometimes fail to distinguish it from what can...
Twitter Falls Behind for News Outlets
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“Twitter might still feel big for journalists who spend all day on the platform, and fully 59 percent of Twitter users do get news...