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In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with works of coherent voice and vision. Some people find it harder to read during days overflowing with one-minute distractions and incessant notifications, but when I took the time, I was rewarded with a slightly bigger foothold in a world of decency, humanity, patience, and compassion. Here are 10 good reasons to give that a try.

Moderation by Elaine Castillo

Girlie Delmundo is the longest-lasting moderator working in the psyche-shredding salt mines of a Meta-like social media company, scrubbing feeds of horrific images of abuse and slaughter. Like many of her co-workers, she’s Filipina, and mos

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