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We鈥檝e Lost Direction
Finding a way through the past, the present, and the unspeakable.
By Liana FinckJuly 3, 2025
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The killer who got into Harvard.
Growing up as the son of the Cowardly Lion.
Amelia Earhart鈥檚 reckless final flights.
How Steve Martin learned what鈥檚 funny.
The light of the world鈥檚 first nuclear bomb.
A thief who stole only silver.
Fiction by Milan Kundera: 鈥淭he Unbearable Lightness of Being.鈥
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Liana Finck is a cartoonist and an illustrator who has contributed to The New Yorker since 2015. She was a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow and is the author of 鈥淗ow to Baby鈥 and 鈥淢ixed Feelings.鈥
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