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The Greatest Piano Prodigy You’ve Never Heard Of
Natalie Trayling was one of the world’s most wonderful pianists, but her genius was nearly lost to history because she played and lived on the streets, where she truly felt free.
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Meet the Obsessive Role-Players Who Live Inside the World of Grand Theft Auto
Renegade developers co-opted this controversial video game’s source code to build a complex alternate universe where breaking character is the cardinal sin. Millions tune in to watch.
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Chamber Pots and Candlelight: Meet the Families Who Live Off the Grid on a Remote French Island
An isolated bay in Brittany has been home to monks, a Nobel Prize winner, even Charles Lindbergh. Today, there’s still no electricity or running water and the inhabitants have no plans to change that.
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In This Grief Tale, the Couple Does the Impossible
Reeling from the loss of their 7-year-old, Jill and Matt decide to confront “the afterdeath” head on.
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Two Young Women Find Themselves Pregnant at the Same Time—By the Same Man
Within weeks of each other, a preppy grad student and a tattooed musician, both struck by crushing grief, sit in the same clinic beside the same philandering artist, waiting for the same procedure.
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How One Woman Fought for the Chance to Become a Better Writer
In a quest to improve her prose, Sandra Gail Lambert constantly had to push aside feedback that tokenized her in order to get criticism that was actually helpful. Here’s how she succeeded.
