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Lupine Lessons
The Rise of Wolf 8:Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone’s Underdogby rick mcintyregreystone books, 304 pages, $26.90 The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstone’s Legendary Druid Packby rick...
The Internet Novel Comes of Age
No One Is Talking About Thisby patricia lockwood riverhead, 224 pages, $25 Chosen Spirits by samit basusimon and schuster, 280 pages, $13.92 A half-century after ARPANET created networks of computers, the “Internet...
Capitalist Horror
Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God. You shall not do any work, either...
Specter of the Beatitudes
Workers’ Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britainedited by michael rosenprinceton, 328 pages, $19.95 When I was a girl, I had a picture book, The Day the...
Confession in America
Confession: Catholics, Repentance, and Forgiveness in Americaby patrick w. careyoxford, 392 pages, $34.95 In the 2013 Joseph Gordon-Levitt romantic comedy Don Jon, the porn-obsessed title character hits the confessional,...
Be Literal
A Book of American Martyrsby joyce carol oatesecco, 752 pages, $29.99 A Book of American Martyrs, Joyce Carol Oates’s novel about the shooting of an abortionist by a Christian “Soldier...
“Working-Class Youth are ‘Privatizing Happiness’”: Interview w/Jennifer Silva
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“The Truth About the Hookup Culture Among College Students”: Maia Szalavitz
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“Unmarried Cheating”: Scott Stanley
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“Wives Are Cheating 40% More Than They Used To, But Still 70% as Much as Men”: Zach Schonfeld
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“Jason Patric Custody Case Inspires Sperm-Donor Rights Legislation”: LA Times
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“How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby?”: Jean Twenge
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The Economist blogs: “Polygamy Now!”
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“US Economy to Add 55 Million New Jobs by 2020, But You’ll Need a College Degree”: Wall Street Journal
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“‘Pregnant Boys’ Star in Chicago’s Campaign to Reduce Teen Births”: Today.com
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