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The Uber Driver Ratings Theory of Happiness
It's been solved. We can pack up now.
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Ram Dass Taught Me Some Things About Life After COVID
How the old icon of the counterculture was this millennial’s unexpected COVID savior
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Gil Kazimirov
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How Politicians Dress In Times of Crisis
What They're Trying to Say and Why It Matters
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Some Moral Courage, Finally
It's time to take a clearer stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Gil Kazimirov
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How War Looks and Sounds in the Digital Age
And Why It Feels More Personal
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Gil Kazimirov
It's a Weird Time to be Israeli and Ukrainian
But I don't know how to be anything else
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Gil Kazimirov
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The Fascinating World of Bootleg Soviet Music
And how it set the stage for Russia to become a global piracy powerhouse
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Gil Kazimirov
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