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The Art of Dying, Collecting 175 Million Objects, and More

The Art of Dying, Collecting 175 Million Objects, and More

Jul 22, 2024
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The Library of Congress maintains a collection of more than 175 million objects. How does it decide what to keep?... more »

Peter Schjeldahl taught so many of us how to see art. His final act might have been to teach us how to see death clearly... more »

Do we extract moral wisdom from reading? Or is reading itself a form of moral instruction?... more »

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