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David Sedaris: Small Talk
The art of small talk isn’t hard to master. (Photo by Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images)
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By Freya Sanders
05.04.24 — Culture and Ideas
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The news cycle can feel heavy. Since my colleague Olly Wiseman launched The Front Page on Monday, we’ve run several blazing reports about the protests rocking U.S. college campuses—as well as an op-ed from Frank Bruni on why living in this country often feels so wretched.

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Freya Sanders

Freya Sanders is an associate editor at The Free Press. Previously, she worked at UnHerd for five years, where she was the commissioning editor. She specializes in culture, first-person stories, and features, and oversees The Free Press Book Club.

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