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“Your 185-millionth great-grandfather was a fish.”Richard Dawkins on why there was no such thing as a first human being http://t.co/IKfm7wn4

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Why lists appeal to us http://t.co/hp0Qjuju1s

The science of crying http://t.co/RW5ebVwypM

Meta in the best possible way: A dictionary entry for the letter A http://t.co/s6l7W0Parw

A living history of books http://t.co/1o39nPwSlO

"Because it is possible to create… one has anxiety. One would have no anxiety if there were no possibility whatever.” http://t.co/WwgVarWmBI

Study finds reading literary fiction makes us more comfortable with ambiguity http://t.co/aiRe7HxR4X

7 playful activity books for grown-ups to catalyze creativity http://t.co/N2PkwE7vFR

"Primarily, my work was an act of exorcisim ... so I could have peace of mind as an artist." Maurice Sendak, quoted by @dailyheller

"Children's books are a literature of taboos, a literature of hope." Historian Leonard S. Marcus at @SOI128 Maurice Sendak celebration

"We have entered a new age of fulfillment, in which the great dream is to trade up from money to meaning." http://t.co/epyiJ0IzPN

If you missed this little-known vintage gem: Maurice Sendak illustrates Tolstoy http://t.co/FjmlEjqj4H

A surprisingly fascinating animated history of the tulip http://t.co/enexx6QqjI

.@longreads has put together a reading list of great articles by the late Michael Hastings http://t.co/X1A1JPUv3U #RIP

"It is not power that corrupts but fear." Timelessly excellent read by Aung San Suu Kyi, born on this day in 1945 http://t.co/OnNTrxi4uU

Women writers debunk allegations that motherhood thwarts creativity http://t.co/lPn6c40cDy

Love this by @joycecaroloates: To Marlon Brando In Hell http://t.co/hMqAo7t5FB

If you read one thing today, make it Kierkegaard on the relationship between anxiety and creativity http://t.co/4Ul2ZdT0N1

RIP Michael Hastings… Remember him with his 10 timeless tips for aspiring journalists http://t.co/UxWYS5SWXm

Presenting the letter A http://t.co/Xn9zlpKrNx

What makes great children's picture-book illustration http://t.co/sp66dIoVst

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