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The part you must jettison is not only the best-written part; it is also, oddly, that part which was to have been the very point. It is the original key passage, the passage on which the rest was to hang, and from which you yourself drew the courage to begin.

The Writing Life

Annie Dillard

It’s believed that the origins of mazagran coffee date back to 1840. It was during this time that France invaded and colonised Algeria – a north African country which borders Morocco and Tunisia.

What Is Mazagran Coffee & How Do You Make It?

Isabelle Mani SanMax

So Covid’s long-term effects will reverberate through the country: [lower trust in institutions](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9242572/), an [absolute unwillingness](https://www.vox.com/23001426/pandemic-proof) to think seriously about preventing the next pandemic, [failing schools](https://www.vox.com/education/372475/math-reading-school-covid-education-learning-loss-kids), and [rising isolation](https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21173938/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-elderly-epidemic-isolation-quarantine). And all that will unfold without any real clarity on how we got here and how we can make sure it never happens again.

America — And the Media — Needs a Covid Reckoning

Kelsey Piper

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