There is no antidote against the opium of Time.
— sir thomas browne, urn burial
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The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild
One of the most popular art forms in 19th century America was the panorama. A panorama was an oil painting done on a gigantic scale -- so gigantic that the first sight of it would make the spectators gasp...
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An essay from 1984 on suburbia, the Interstates and national defense.
The alt-weekly equivalent of William Shawn’s glory days at The New Yorker.
From pitch viscosity to chopstick wrappers, intermittent proof that the world remains interesting.
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Narrative Nonfiction
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