Drawing on a variety of sources—from philosophical treatises to poems and popular jokes—this compact study shows how writers of the Roman era rendered animals, domestic and wild, as imperial subjects.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2026
It is widely regarded as one of the most influential treatises on warfare ever written.
This excellent volume contains a series of concise and authoritative essays on key aspects of the Ghetto’s early history, written by leading experts in the field.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2026
High-profile essays like hers are reframing lobular carcinoma from clinical footnote to mainstream concern, and that reframing tends to drive demand for supplemental screening.
In an analysis of data from 130 studies involving more than 275,000 people around the globe, most character strengths were associated with greater mental health.
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Joan M. Cook,
Time,
17 Oct. 2026
First, is the human superior colliculus organized the way animal studies suggest, with vision concentrated in its upper layers and touch in its deeper layers?
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2026
Tech companies are eager for vast tracts to build data centers that can be as large as 70 football fields, and Townsite could set a precedent for similar projects on federal property with more than a dozen others in the planning stages.
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Jessica Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Oct. 2026
That makes the remaining relatively intact tracts especially important to preserve, according to conservation groups, particularly in a state like Illinois that has lost much of its native forests.
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Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Oct. 2026
From the divisive barrel-leg and ultralow-rise styles to the return of skinny jeans, there has been no shortage of denim shapes to debate—and, in many cases, internet discourses to fuel.
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Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
18 Aug. 2026
Pannakara’s discourses on mindfulness and kindness in churchyards, town squares and in front of the Lincoln Memorial drew large, diverse crowds.
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