Face Flushed

It’s The Only Face I Have

Corey Robin | 26th March 2025

The archives of McCarthyism contain a lesson about fear. It stems not just from our need to survive, but from a hope to preserve our best selves. "We tend to think that fear works on our basest, most elemental selves, reduced to a purely physical being. It’s often quite the opposite. Fear works most potently when it threatens our highest sense of ourselves. We’ll do anything to preserve that" (600 words)

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Flushed Away

Anna Gibbs | Slate | 25th February 2025

The evolution of the modern toilet is a success story that deserves more attention. As long as you don't need fancy lights or a heated seat, for about $200 it is possible to purchase a water efficient model that will work as intended every day for decades. And yet in the US, people still blame low-flow, environmentally friendly toilets for their "bathroom problems". More water does not make a flush better (4,200 words)