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How America’s justice system failed our children
Read an excerpt from Bryan Stevenson's powerful new book, 'Just Mercy.'
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Neil Gaiman’s Hansel & Gretel has an unexpected inspiration
Neil Gaiman writes stunningly original stories that can make the skin crawl and the teeth chatter. But his latest work might sound familiar: it’s an adaptation of the Brothers Grimm breadcrumb dropper, Hansel & Gretel.
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William Gibson riffs on writing and the future
We called Gibson at home in Vancouver to chat about the looming apocalypse, what he was like as a student, and what advice he would give a young science-fiction writer today.
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How to understand the periodic table
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