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August 7, 2012

It’s the End of the World as We Know It: 6 Post-Apocalyptic Reads

What happens when it seems like the world is coming to an end, when the population has been reduced to a small fraction of its former size, and when everything once taken for granted is now gone?

June 26, 2012

A Coming-of-Age Unlike Any Other: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Remember when you were in middle school? Remember what mattered to you? Now, imagine that the earth begins slowly, almost imperceptibly, until the days stretch to twice in length and beyond. What matters now?