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Young People Are Not As Happy As They Used to Be, Study Finds

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Young People Are Not As Happy As They Used to Be, Study Finds

New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they used to be.

By Christina Caron

The Church of the Open Road

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The Church of the Open Road

The writer Colum McCann biked across America, searching for a God.

By Colum McCann

Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?

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Monsters Plague Japan. But What Do They Mean?

How ancient history and modern calamities have cultivated a national obsession with menacing creatures.

By Aatish Taseer and Tess Ayano

How Impermanence Became Central to Japanese Thought

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How Impermanence Became Central to Japanese Thought

Transience has come to inform so much of Japan’s culture — even its sense of self.

By Aatish Taseer and Moe Suzuki