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Rx: Romanticism
What the Romantics can teach us about Restoring the Soul of Humanity
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Megha Lillywhite
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Jane Austen on the Loveliness of the Bimbo
An Essay on Catherine Moreland in Northanger Abbey
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Megha Lillywhite
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When to indulge your emotions and when to ignore them
Only someone who has ever been called “sensitive” in their life can relate to the irritation and anger that word can inspire when the word is launched…
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Megha Lillywhite
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What I did to have “the impossible” VBAC
Natural birth after c-section delivery
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Megha Lillywhite
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December 2024

Charles Dickens, Christmas and the Curious Secret of Human Happiness
It is not an exaggeration to say that Charles Dickens is perhaps more important to Christmas than even Santa Claus.
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Megha Lillywhite
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A girl’s guide on how to nurture healthy female friendships
It is the rare person who is either fully good or fully bad--saint or demon--and this basic fact will help you develop the grace and discernment…
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Megha Lillywhite
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How to Rehab your Attention Span
Without throwing your phone into the ocean
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Megha Lillywhite
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Part II: How to Find a Good Husband
“Where have all the good men gone and
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Megha Lillywhite
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November 2024

Doctor Zhivago’s Heart: The Moral Nature of Disease
One of the defining features of dystopian regimes, and in particular, of regimes fundamentally in opposition to truth, in service of lies no matter the…
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Megha Lillywhite
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Why do the Classics seem so boring and are the people who like them lying?
Most people today are told to read the classics like they are told to eat their vegetables and take their medicine.
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Megha Lillywhite
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Can Smart Girls be Truly Happy with the “Trad Life”?
There is perhaps no greater personal tragedy than the idea of a talented young person never fulfilling his or her potential in life.
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Megha Lillywhite
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What to do when you're feeling ugly
The Brutally Honest Reason you feel this way and Real Advice on what to do about it
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Megha Lillywhite
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