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A video of a North Carolina beach house being dismembered by a voracious ocean was a viral hit this spring. But it won’t be long before the …
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When I was a junior in college, I joined the rowing team. The unthinkably expensive boats gliding down the Charles River enchanted me. But I was …
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OXFORD, Miss. — Before classes start Aug. 22 at the university where I teach English, I’ll locate my new classroom, slip inside and conduct a …
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