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Meaning and the good life
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What surfing says about the importance of serendipity in life
by Aaron James
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What TikTok videos have in common with Victorian parlour games
by Kim Beil & Ryan Tacata
Animals
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The zoo is a funhouse mirror that reflects and refracts the peculiarities of being human
12 mins
Pleasures and pastimes
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Feel free to stop striving: learn to relish being an amateur
by Xenia Hanusiak
Identity
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Stanislavski’s revelation: we’re more than the parts we play
by William Justice Bruehl
Dance
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How the acrobat and choreographer Yoann Bourgeois plays with gravity and time
5 mins
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An Oscar-nominated animation that celebrates walking with humans
5 mins