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5color:transparent" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 960px) 45vw, (max-width: 1440px) 30vw, 430px" srcSet="https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=256&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 256w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=384&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 384w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=640&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 640w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=750&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 750w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=828&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 828w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=1080&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1080w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=1200&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1200w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=1920&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1920w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=2048&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 2048w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 3840w" src="https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/e2cbb509-e695-4191-8ab0-d8a48f630ec2/essay-gettyimages-2257653140.jpg?width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto"/><div class="absolute inset-0 size-full bg-section opacity-0 mix-blend-screen group-hover/card:opacity-100"></div></div><div class="relative z-1 box-border flex w-full flex-col transition-all duration-300 max-sm:px-6 print:w-full print:px-5 gap-3 pt-4.5"><div class="flex items-center text-xs"><button type="button" class="group z-10 inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 peer transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section text-xs"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="fill-current" role="graphics-symbol" aria-label="Save" style="width:16;height:16"><path d="M17 3H7c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L5 21l7-3 7 3V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 15l-5-2.18L7 18V5h10v13z"></path></svg><span class="shrink-0 font-sans hidden group-hover:inline">Save</span></button><p class="relative mb-0 inline-flex font-mono group-hover/card:text-section peer-hover:hidden"><span class="max-w-20 overflow-hidden capitalize transition-all duration-300 after:mx-1 after:opacity-60 after:content-[&#x27;/&#x27;] group-hover/card:max-w-0">essay</span><span class="line-clamp-1 transition-colors duration-300">Sports and games</span></p></div><p class="mb-0 font-bold font-serif [font-synthesis-weight:auto] text-[22px] leading-[1.2] sm:text-[22px]">More nothing now</p><p class="mb-0 tracking-normal text-sm leading-snug">We are most human when we play freely, imaginatively, pointlessly. Gamification risks atrophying that most precious capacity</p><p class="mb-0 font-sans opacity-60 transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section text-sm">Justin Neuman</p></div></div></a><a href="/essays/the-curio-cabinet-of-medieval-mental-health"><div class="group/card relative flex cursor-pointer flex-col section-society"><div class="relative block bg-section pt-[56%] print:w-[calc(21cm/3)]"><img alt="Medieval painting of a man in a bath, attended by various people under a tree with heart-shaped leaves." fetchPriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-all duration-300 group-hover/card:grayscale" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 960px) 45vw, (max-width: 1440px) 30vw, 430px" srcSet="https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=256&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 256w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=384&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 384w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=640&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 640w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=750&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 750w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=828&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 828w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=1080&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1080w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=1200&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1200w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=1920&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1920w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=2048&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 2048w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 3840w" src="https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/f5b2d9a3-db7d-49c3-b79d-a14788da0cb0/essay-bathing.jpg?width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto"/><div class="absolute inset-0 size-full bg-section opacity-0 mix-blend-screen group-hover/card:opacity-100"></div></div><div class="relative z-1 box-border flex w-full flex-col transition-all duration-300 max-sm:px-6 print:w-full print:px-5 gap-3 pt-4.5"><div class="flex items-center text-xs"><button type="button" class="group z-10 inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 peer transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section text-xs"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="fill-current" role="graphics-symbol" aria-label="Save" style="width:16;height:16"><path d="M17 3H7c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L5 21l7-3 7 3V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 15l-5-2.18L7 18V5h10v13z"></path></svg><span class="shrink-0 font-sans hidden group-hover:inline">Save</span></button><p class="relative mb-0 inline-flex font-mono group-hover/card:text-section peer-hover:hidden"><span class="max-w-20 overflow-hidden capitalize transition-all duration-300 after:mx-1 after:opacity-60 after:content-[&#x27;/&#x27;] group-hover/card:max-w-0">essay</span><span class="line-clamp-1 transition-colors duration-300">History</span></p></div><p class="mb-0 font-bold font-serif [font-synthesis-weight:auto] text-[22px] leading-[1.2] sm:text-[22px]">Medieval mental health</p><p class="mb-0 tracking-normal text-sm leading-snug">Saffron and ostrich liver were prescribed but so were exercise, gardens, animals, socialising, and music</p><p class="mb-0 font-sans opacity-60 transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section text-sm">Katherine Harvey</p></div></div></a>
5<a href="/essays/why-western-democracy-is-ailing-and-how-to-fix-it"><div class="group/card relative flex cursor-pointer flex-col section-society"><div class="relative block bg-section pt-[56%] print:w-[calc(21cm/3)]"><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-2.5 z-1 rounded-full bg-white p-1"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="fill-current size-5" role="graphics-symbol" aria-label="Comments"><path d="M21.303,16.553l1.107,3.783l-3.48-2.322c-0.689,0.234-1.422,0.371-2.193,0.371c-1.041,0-2.024-0.234-2.907-0.642 c2.034-1.697,3.333-4.275,3.333-7.166c0-1.994-0.625-3.836-1.677-5.347c0.406-0.073,0.823-0.117,1.251-0.117 c3.762,0,6.814,2.971,6.814,6.634c0,1.594-0.578,3.057-1.539,4.2L21.303,16.553z M15.255,10.684c0,3.861-3.213,6.99-7.176,6.99 c-0.812,0-1.583-0.144-2.31-0.391l-3.667,2.446l1.166-3.985l-0.744-0.638c-1.013-1.203-1.621-2.743-1.621-4.423 c0-3.858,3.215-6.987,7.176-6.987C12.042,3.696,15.255,6.825,15.255,10.684z"></path></svg></div><img alt="A suited man near a construction site, view of tall building and streetlight through wooden scaffolding." fetchPriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-all duration-300 group-hover/card:grayscale" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 960px) 45vw, (max-width: 1440px) 30vw, 430px" srcSet="https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=256&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 256w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=384&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 384w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=640&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 640w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=750&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 750w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=828&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 828w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=1080&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1080w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=1200&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1200w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=1920&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 1920w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=2048&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 2048w, https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto 3840w" src="https://images.aeonmedia.co/images/0104da2d-f55d-4db7-933e-ad6ea30d78a8/essay-gettyimages-1916677655.jpg?width=3840&amp;quality=75&amp;format=auto"/><div class="absolute inset-0 size-full bg-section opacity-0 mix-blend-screen group-hover/card:opacity-100"></div></div><div class="relative z-1 box-border flex w-full flex-col transition-all duration-300 max-sm:px-6 print:w-full print:px-5 gap-3 pt-4.5"><div class="flex items-center text-xs"><button type="button" class="group z-10 inline-flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 peer transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section text-xs"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="fill-current" role="graphics-symbol" aria-label="Save" style="width:16;height:16"><path d="M17 3H7c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L5 21l7-3 7 3V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 15l-5-2.18L7 18V5h10v13z"></path></svg><span class="shrink-0 font-sans hidden group-hover:inline">Save</span></button><p class="relative mb-0 inline-flex font-mono group-hover/card:text-section peer-hover:hidden"><span class="max-w-20 overflow-hidden capitalize transition-all duration-300 after:mx-1 after:opacity-60 after:content-[&#x27;/&#x27;] group-hover/card:max-w-0">essay</span><span class="line-clamp-1 transition-colors duration-300">Politics and government</span></p></div><p class="mb-0 font-bold font-serif [font-synthesis-weight:auto] text-[22px] leading-[1.2] sm:text-[22px]">Upend the trickle-down</p><p class="mb-0 tracking-normal text-sm leading-snug">Neoliberal policies have hollowed out democracies and spawned unchecked oligarchs. Grasping their structure points to a fix</p><p class="mb-0 font-sans opacity-60 transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section text-sm">Les Coleman</p></div></div></a><a href="/essays/its-not-just-screen-time-kids-are-bombarded-by-hectic-media"><div class="group/card relative flex cursor-pointer flex-col section-psychology"><div class="relative block bg-section pt-[56%] print:w-[calc(21cm/3)]"><div class="absolute top-2.5 right-2.5 z-1 rounded-full bg-white p-1"><svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="fill-current size-5" role="graphics-symbol" aria-label="Comments"><path d="M21.303,16.553l1.107,3.783l-3.48-2.322c-0.689,0.234-1.422,0.371-2.193,0.371c-1.041,0-2.024-0.234-2.907-0.642 c2.034-1.697,3.333-4.275,3.333-7.166c0-1.994-0.625-3.836-1.677-5.347c0.406-0.073,0.823-0.117,1.251-0.117 c3.762,0,6.814,2.971,6.814,6.634c0,1.594-0.578,3.057-1.539,4.2L21.303,16.553z M15.255,10.684c0,3.861-3.213,6.99-7.176,6.99 c-0.812,0-1.583-0.144-2.31-0.391l-3.667,2.446l1.166-3.985l-0.744-0.638c-1.013-1.203-1.621-2.743-1.621-4.423 c0-3.858,3.215-6.987,7.176-6.987C12.042,3.696,15.255,6.825,15.255,10.684z"></path></svg></div><img alt="Two children engrossed in watching a cartoon on TV in a dimly lit room with curtains and a table." fetchPriority="auto" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover transition-all duration-300 group-hover/card:grayscale" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;
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sm:text-[28px]">Where a land ethic blooms</p><p class="mb-0 text-base leading-normal tracking-normal">Caring for this planet entails decisions that are intimate, about our farms, our homes, our human and our wild neighbours</p><p class="mb-0 font-sans text-base opacity-60 transition-colors duration-300 group-hover/card:text-section">Craig Maier</p></div></div></a><a href="/videos/at-an-old-west-theme-park-tourists-play-in-a-past-that-never-existed"><div class="group/card relative flex cursor-pointer flex-col section-culture"><div class="relative block bg-section pt-[56%] print:w-[calc(21cm/3)]"><svg viewBox="0 0 1225 1225" fill="currentColor" stroke="white" width="60" height="60" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" aria-hidden="true" class="absolute right-2.5 bottom-2.5 z-1"><polygon fill="none" stroke="inherit" stroke-width="40" stroke-miterlimit="10" points="457.2,844.9 457.2,349.9 839.6,599.6 "></polygon><circle fill="none" stroke="inherit" 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