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Thought of the Day and Question of the Day: Poe’s Shadowy Boundaries and Real-Life Fears
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Thought of the Day and Question of the Day: Ignorance, Infinity, and Ideas That Don’t Hold Up in Real Life
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Thought of the Day and Question of the Day: A Little Madness and Hidden Fears
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Thought of the Day and Question of the Day: Hitchcock, Silence, and the Torture of Small Talk
Explore today’s Thought of the Day and Question of the Day: Alfred Hitchcock on making the audience suffer, and whether awkward silence or endless small talk is worse.
Thought of the Day and Question of the Day: Evil Choices and Borrowed Boundaries
Explore today’s *Thought of the Day and Question of the Day*: why the lesser of two evils is still evil, and the boundaries of what you should never ask to borrow. Honest, thoughtful, and a little funny.