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There are mountains beyond mountains | Photo by the author

Inflection point.

By Stout Cortez Disclaimer: This essay contains Wes Anderson spoilers, I guess, and math references, which maybe is triggering (pun intended). It is not intended for audiences who do not appreciate Bruce Springsteen. I’ve been young my entire life.  The most pointless sentence you’ve ever read, perhaps. We’
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Cartoon illustrating unhelpful weight loss advice | @drnadolsky Instagram

A former fat kid’s take on Ozempic.

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Instant Dad, Just Add Daughter.

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United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E 53rd St, in 1978 | Wikimedia Commons

Stop using Chicago without knowing Chicago.

By Chris Boehm I never realized I grew up in a conservative home until I moved out of it. In 1991, I graduated from Webster High School in Webster, New York — a suburb of Rochester. We weren’t out in the hinterlands, but we were far enough outside of anywhere
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University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA | Wikimedia Commons

What everyone’s missing about university funding.

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An Appetite for Nothing.

An Appetite for Nothing.

By Allison Rowe We exist in a world that glorifies movement. Each beat of advancement, the rhythm of success, urges us onward to constantly pursue the next challenge, the next destination. Each triumph, however great, glows for only a moment before it's consumed by the need for more.
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The author with some new friends in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. | Image: Kristen Buse

How nerds are curing my depression and saving global public health.

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My MOHELA Nightmare.

My MOHELA Nightmare.

By Chelsey Tierney My first student loan, which I took out in 2012 at just seventeen years old, turns thirteen this year. For thirteen years I have carried this student loan. It has followed me through three different schools; a variety of internships, jobs, and cities; and more than one
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The United States Must Preserve Domestic and International Democracy.

By Ian Rosenzweig  I’ve grown up in a divided America. My eighth grade classroom was a battlezone during the 2020 election cycle, when it became normal for peers to cut each other off because their opinions differed. Motivated by both ideology and a desire to preserve my friendships, I
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Michael repping his very own brand Ticket Tellers in the summer of 2018 | Image: Michael Tyler

Coming of Age in the Shadow of the Spotlight.

By Michael Tyler This essay was originally published on Michael’s blog I Don’t Know, and you can read the original version here. I moved to New York City to pursue acting as a sheltered 25 year old from Colorado and immediately got a job selling tickets to a
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Image from joint effort against MS-13 led by Homeland Security Investigations | Picryl

I Lost My Son to MS-13. I Still Oppose Trump’s Deportations.

By Rebekah Spicuglia Dear readers, One of the goals of Tangle is to expose you to a broad range of perspectives. Part of that work means being open-minded about views even (and especially) if they challenge your preconceptions or run against the mainstream consensus. So, you can imagine my interest
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Jesus, the apostles, and pizza | Image: Albyantoniazzi, Flickr

Jesus & Pizza

How an overheard conversation in a pizza shop recalled one reader's experience turning away from religion. By Gordon Haflsund.