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The Science of Our Warped Perception of Time, Animated
The Science of Our Warped Perception of Time, Animated

Why the same amount of time can seem to fly or slow to a crawl depending on the context.

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A Solitary World: A Poetic Cinematic Homage to H.G. Wells
A Solitary World: A Poetic Cinematic Homage to H.G. Wells

“What is this spirit in man that urges him forever to depart from happiness, to toil and to place himself in danger?”

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The Distracted Public: Saul Bellow on How Writers and Artists Save Us from the “Moronic Inferno” of Our Time
The Distracted Public: Saul Bellow on How Writers and Artists Save Us from the “Moronic Inferno” of Our Time

“The writer cannot make the seas of distraction stand still, but he [or she] can at times come between the madly distracted and the distractions.”

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An Illustrated Field Guide to Mythic Monsters, from Gremlins to Zombies to the Kraken
An Illustrated Field Guide to Mythic Monsters, from Gremlins to Zombies to the Kraken

A vibrant dance across the global spectrum of the popular imagination.

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