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The Translator’s Funeral, a new short story by Rónán Hession

Part of the New Irish Writing series

On writing better documents

A simple framework to get your point across, get faster alignment, and write memorable documents at work

9 Questions Interesting People Ask to Cut Through the Small Talk

It alls starts with having a genuine interest in the other person.

Diamonds Aren’t Special and Neither Is Your Love

We’ve coupled love to marriage and marriage to gems, and all three thrive on the assumption of rarity. What would it mean for love to be common?

Is the "Death Drive" Real?

Statistically, at least ten people reading this article will be dead within sixteen months. I just made that statistic up, but if you felt a little f…

Better logging with Emoji

The Untold History of Facebook’s Most Controversial Growth Tool

The 3-ladder system of social class in the U.S.

Deliberate Anti-Productivity

Seeing the Pentagon Papers in a New Light

Apple Privacy Chief: North Dakota Bill 'Threatens to Destroy the iPhone as You Know It'

How poetry can make us both laugh and think (providing added reasons to read it)

Thunder in Her Head - The American Scholar

Media that matters: Peter Walker talks Digital Media Art

5 ways to support parents right now

Preparing For The End Of The World, On A Budget

Music in the age of algorithm

Hyperland, Intermedia, and the Web That Never Was — Are.na

Learning to Love in the Wilds of Our Bodies - Gay Mag

Sweet syrupy love

How creatives win friends, influence people and break the internet

Billions of Locusts Are Swarming East Africa

Rip Tide - The American Scholar

How White nationalists evade the law and continue profiting off hate - CNN

A Reality Check for Steinbeck and Charley

American Dirt: A Bridge to Nowhere

The Incredible Shrinking Political Party

Tesla running on ‘Autopilot’ repeatedly veered toward the spot where Apple engineer later crashed and died, federal investigators say

15 Essential Things To Know Before Driving in Sicily — ALONG DUSTY ROADS

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

My Internship in Japan: Minamata

My Internship in Japan: Kyushu travels I

The Husband Stitch Isn’t Just a Horrifying Childbirth Myth

Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe

How to Pick Your Life Partner - Part 2 - Wait But Why

How Ghost Kitchens Took Over America's Restaurants | Marker

Will Self: How Should We Read?

Devastating solar storms could be far more common than we thought

Miles to Go - The American Scholar

Procrastination

The mystery of why some people become sudden geniuses