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Vogue

The Case for Statement Glasses

Committing to a pair of large, (literally) in-your-face glasses is a shortcut to leveling up your personal style.

The Atlantic

The Tyranny of Stuff

The letters of Seamus Heaney reveal that he was bedeviled by the same problem that overwhelms all of us.

Aeon

What Are Natural Foods?

The glass of orange juice at the breakfast table tells a tale about what’s natural, what’s whole and what’s healthy for us.

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Grub Street

Is All This Salt Killing Us?

Doctors have long warned about the risks of too much sodium. But in an era of Maximum Flavor, we crave it more than ever.

The New Atlantis

Does Marriage Have a Future?

From the Industrial Revolution to the pill to AI girlfriends, technology is unbundling what used to be marriage’s package deal.

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The Hollywood Reporter

Behind the Incendiary New Play Confronting David Mamet

Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, Heléne Yorke and Kara Young will star in a reading of Mathilde Dratwa’s play, directed by Leslye Headland. “If Mamet gets to write about Weinstein, then I get to write about Mamet,” Dratwa says.

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Business Insider

The Hot New MBA Hustle

Millennials’ hottest new career pivot: ditching the corporate grind to run unsexy small businesses.