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Bernd Brunner writes books and essays. His most recent book is Birdmania: A Particular Passion for Birds. His writing has appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, The Paris Review Daily, AEON, TLS, Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, Cabinet, Huffington Post, and Best American Travel Writing. Follow him on twitter at @BrunnerBernd.
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02/17/2016

Creeping Through the Snow Womb

All other snow pales in comparison to Suzuki Bokushi’s account of a Japanese winter world.

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01/25/2016

Bearing Witness

A groundbreaking exhibition in Frankfurt investigates early human-bear interaction.

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01/19/2016

The Museum of Innocence

In Istanbul, exploring Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk's museum of the future – a museum of modest, everyday life.

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12/11/2015

Branching Out

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11/02/2015

Picking Pomegranates

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09/23/2015

When I Told Them Where Mecca Is

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09/01/2015

The Art of Noises

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07/09/2015

The Transformation of the World

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06/22/2015

Better Red

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05/11/2015

The Tower

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