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Baseball writer Rany Jazayerli on fandom, and growing up Muslim in America

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Baseball writer Rany Jazayerli on fandom, and growing up Muslim in America
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Sports fandom, and growing up Muslim in America

Sophfronia Scott on God, mid-life career change, and defining a generation

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Sophfronia Scott on God, mid-life career change, and defining a generation
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Mid-life career change, defining a generation, and finding God

The weird and complicated history of America’s national anthem

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The weird and complicated history of America's national anthem
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The weird and complicated history of the Star-Spangled Banner

What it’s like to be a Latino police officer in America

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What it's like to be a Latino police officer in America
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What it’s like to be a Latino police officer in America

What it’s like to be a black police officer in America

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What it's like to be a black police officer in America
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What it’s like to be a black police officer in America

A Shadow History of Rock Music in the 1980s

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A Shadow History of Rock Music in the 1980s
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A Shadow History of Rock Music in the 1980s

Novelist Tod Goldberg on murder, and why sports is so emotionally affecting

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Novelist Tod Goldberg on murder, and why sports is so emotionally affecting
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Plotting murder, and the emotional impact of sports

Sharknado producer David Latt on how the B-movie sausage gets made

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Sharknado producer David Latt on how the B-movie sausage gets made
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How the B-movie sausage gets made

Novelist Cynthia Sweeney on getting your big creative break at mid-life

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Novelist Cynthia Sweeney on getting your big creative break at mid-life
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Getting your big creative break at mid-life

Bookslut Jessa Crispin on Keanu Reeves and the joys of celebrity fixation

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Bookslut Jessa Crispin on Keanu Reeves and the joys of celebrity fixation
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Keanu Reeves, idealized love, and the joys of celebrity fixation