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Serviette

Stick Figures

Feb 10, 2026

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8 min read

Stick Figures

How a Shang Dynasty utensil became ruler of our takeout drawers

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Mushroom People

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Feb 6, 2026

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7 min read

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

French pharmacists are the champignons of mushroom identification

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Emergence Magazine

In search of Theia

Feb 1, 2026

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18 min read

In search of Theia

A story about the Moon, the Earth, and us

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Pit

The Life of a Human Guinea Pig

Jan 30, 2026

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12 min read

The Life of a Human Guinea Pig

A tour of America's institutional meals

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

n+1

ICE vs Everyone

Jan 27, 2026

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15 min read

ICE vs Everyone

Minneapolis learned a lot from the George Floyd protests, and it shows

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Lärm

A Matter of Life and Breath

Jan 23, 2026

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9 min read

A Matter of Life and Breath

On Jimmy Smack, Los Angeles, and living The Apocalypse

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Broadcast

Becoming Subtropical

Jan 20, 2026

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14 min read

Becoming Subtropical

How do you categorize a crisis?

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Mother Tongue

Like a Moth to a Flame

Jan 16, 2026

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11 min read

Like a Moth to a Flame

The mothers who survive by playing with fire

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

The European Review of Books

The Shortest, Longest Bus Trip

Jan 13, 2026

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22 min read

The Shortest, Longest Bus Trip

Paying a visit to Europe's last dictatorship

Steven Watson
Steven Watson

Cake Zine

Crust – an essay

Jan 9, 2026

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9 min read

Crust – an essay

Love and money and crustless sandwiches

Steven Watson
Steven Watson
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