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THE REAL WORK: Adam Gopnik on the Mystery of Mastery

The Next Big Idea

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The Relationship Between Boxing and Dancing

Dancing was a way into a conversation with my daughter, who had gone off to college and come out as queer. At least for the person leading, there is that kind of assertiveness that you have to express every time. We are engaged in a common practice that brings us together in a state of absorption that produces a unique kind of happiness. And I think it's only Americans would miss its profundity if we didn't do it.

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