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It probably happened to you too
Complicity as infrastructure. Every woman has a story.
Feb 18
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Jenna Park
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The coldest days carry the bluest light
In winter, the blues win. Blue in art and literature.
Feb 4
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Jenna Park
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This is not the time to look away
We're in a crises of credibility and trust.
Jan 28
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Jenna Park
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We don’t have a shared reality anymore
This is still America. We know what we saw.
Jan 14
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Jenna Park
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Small novelties. Can we slow down our perception of time?
Rituals, temporal landmarks, and novel experiences.
Jan 7
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Jenna Park
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Why we should never stop learning
Rethinking the value of education and the case for lifelong learning.
Nov 12, 2025
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Jenna Park
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What we lose when everything is mapped. Plus ten things to do offline.
We don't get lost anymore.
Nov 5, 2025
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Jenna Park
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America is one big subscription service
We used to own things, but now we subscribe to them instead.
Oct 22, 2025
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Jenna Park
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What happens when our most nostalgic season vanishes?
What happens when our most nostalgic season vanishes?
Oct 15, 2025
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Jenna Park
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3 a.m. is a special kind of hell
The witching hour of insomnia. But what if disrupted sleep was actually biologically natural?
Oct 8, 2025
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Jenna Park
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An epidemic of indifference
On hyper-individualism and the collapse of the social contract. How do we start caring again?
Sep 10, 2025
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Jenna Park
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We need to believe them
The symphony of cicadas, the silencing of women, and the muse of Manhattan.
Sep 3, 2025
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Jenna Park
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