Amateur Hour
AJ Dungo
People put in positions they’re completely unqualified to handle, but who try to make it work anyway. Including one story of a tough group of soldiers who attempt to save lives through the power of show tunes.
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Here’s Looking at You, Kid
Adults telling kids who they are, and kids wondering — are they right?
The Campus Tour Has Been Cancelled
How the pandemic has thrown college admissions process into a kind of slow-motion chaos.
Everyone's a Critic
People squirming in a world where everything is rated and reviewed.
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