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I am a freelance writer with a focus on how cultural texts reflect and guide us through the modern world.

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EP: Surfer Rosie - EP 1

EP: Surfer Rosie - EP 1

Surfer Rosie unleashes nerve-pinching ferocity on their first EP. Portland's Surfer Rosie emerged from a comm…

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EP: Radula - Beyond Tears

EP: Radula - Beyond Tears

Radula sounds as if they were born out of a dream. In several episodes of the new season of Twin Peaks, nonfi…

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Paste's 29 Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2017

Paste's 29 Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2017

It can be hard to stay atop the tsunami of TV these days, and at some level this list is another log on the f…

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How TV Helped Create Our Dangerous Culture of "Evisceration"

How TV Helped Create Our Dangerous Culture of "Evisceration"

In the Coen brothers' Barton Fink, the titular character prides himself on creating theater for "the common m…

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EP: True Dreams - Untitled

EP: True Dreams - Untitled

Like a story that begins in media res, True Dreams' debut EP Untitled throws us into the action without holdi…

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LP: Betty Becky - Betty Becky

LP: Betty Becky - Betty Becky

Betty Becky wrangles with past relationships, depression, and surviving loneliness on their eponymous LP. Ber…

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R.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off Antidepressants

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By Michael Barbaro Verified, Ellen Barry Verified, Alex Stern
| The New York Times Verified
The DailySubscribe: R.F.K. Jr.’s Newest Mission: Getting Us Off Antidepressants The process of “deprescribing,” in which a doctor helps a patient taper off a psychiatric medication, is now being considered in the development of federal health policy. Back to The Daily Previous More episodes ofThe Daily June 21, 2026  •  51:00Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?
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Today’s Mission to the Moon

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By Michael Barbaro Verified, Kenneth Chang Verified, Alex Stern
| The New York Times Verified
April 1, 2026 Four astronauts of the Artemis II mission are preparing NASA for its next lunar landing. transcript More episodes ofThe Daily April 1, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET Alex SternJack D’IsidoroRachelle Bonja and Marion LozanoDan Powell and Today, NASA is set to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back. If the mission succeeds, a return of astronauts to the moon’s surface could follow. Kenneth Chang, who covers science, explains why the United States wants to go back to the moon.
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When Anesthesia Fails and the Patient Is Cut Open

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By Rachel Abrams, SUSAN Burton, Alex Stern, Olivia Natt Verified
| The New York Times Verified
The DailySubscribe: When Anesthesia Fails and the Patient Is Cut Open C-sections are the most common surgery in the United States, and a shocking number of women feel them. Back to The Daily Previous More episodes ofThe Daily February 5, 2026  •  28:50Bezos Guts The Washington Post February 4, 2026  •  34:11How to Bet on (Literally) Anything January 29, 2026  •  22:39Social Media on Trial January 28, 2026  •  26:16Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis Next Feb.
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