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How our society came apart and how we can re-weave it
(10 minutes) Jenny Sinclair names the delusion of the ‘unencumbered self’ as the root cause of our society’s crisis but believes it is still possible to remake our national and local communities.
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Walking into our better selves: the power of the urban stroll
(6 minutes) Denise Trull ventures out to see her city with fresh eyes, and is energized by the experience.
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How the wrong answer helps me to get it right
(4 minutes) Monica Sharp reflects on watching carefully, speaking sloppy Italian, and writing from the room she’s in.
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Return to reading — or why screens are threatening liberal democracy
(4 minutes) Our dependence on screens and AI could lead to the demise of writing and with it of thought, argues Michael Kirke.
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“I am rich and have no idea what to do with my life”
(7 minutes) Vinay Hiremath, the co-founder of Loom, sold his start-up for $975 million to the Australian software company Atlassian in 2023. But in a recent blog post he reveals deep insecurity about the direction his life is taking.
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On being your brother’s keeper
(8 minutes) Isaac Withers explains what it’s like to experience Down Syndrome brotherhood and how the book brother. do. you. love. me. gets it.
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The friendship of a saint (part 1)
(8 minutes) In this article, to be published in two parts over two weeks, Paul Shrimpton looks at the life of the English saint John Henry Newman who taught both by example and word what it means to be a true friend.
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The art of connection: navigating friendship in the 21st century
(8 minutes) Anthony Stratford draws on ancient wisdom to re-discover how we can form true friendships at a time when it seems ever more difficult to do so.
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A calm approach to migration
(9 minutes) Migration is an issue which provokes strong disagreements and it is rare to find a balanced assessment of both the challenges and opportunities it presents. But in this article Pablo García Ruiz makes a very good attempt.
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Why work? What my manual labourer father taught me
(5 minutes) A conversation with her father helped Mary Ann Macdonald appreciate that you need to work for deeper motives than money or social prestige.
