1. A bonus open thread for you.

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  2. There is no remedy for the malaise of existence, even in a newborn's dreams.

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  3. Life would be different then.

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  4. "My husband is wonderful, but..."

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  5. Kendra James on the lessons and modern resonance of Lin-Manuel Miranda's HAMILTON on Broadway.

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  6. Dirtbag Milton

    John Milton: Poet, statesman, dirtbag.

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  7. Link Roundup!

    The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

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  8. The Toast's Advice Dream Team, Aunt Acid and Businesslady, join forces to advise a reader whose coworker won't stop quizzing her about her religion.

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  9. The Toast's resident linguist explains how Dramione and Destiel and Johnlock came to be. There's a SYSTEM.

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  10. Nicole Chung talks with historian Arissa Oh about Korean adoption past and present, and what adoption can teach us about race, immigration, and more.

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  11. The University of Iowa's free creative writing MOOC is ON.

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  12. Jane Hu knows all about what it would be like to date the goat who got arrested for refusing to leave Tim Hortons.

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    The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

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