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The Road to Oliver Sacks'

The Road to Oliver Sacks'

Lawrence Weschler on Meeting a Then-Unknown 48-Year-Old Neurologist

By Lawrence Weschler | August 13, 2019

Here's Kara Walker’s Toni Morrison tribute on the cover of the <em>New Yorker</em>.

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"Make Them Care About What You Think" and Other Writing Advice from Nora Ephron

Oh, who gives a damn."">"I mean we’ve all read pieces where we thought, Oh, who gives a damn."

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"Omakase"

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The Comma Queen and
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