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Sunday 5

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Courtney Martin
Nov 16, 2025
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  1. Thank you all for all the love on this week’s essay. If you haven’t read it yet, the comment section is full of wisdom and nuance. You all are truly the best.

  2. I read Catherine Newman’s new novel, Wreck, during a coast-to-coast plane ride and would just love to shout-out her ability to write so lovingly about cats’ underestimated relationality.

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