Magic Silver Bullet

I was a teenage witch

Practicing witchcraft when you don't really have time.

Oct 31 • 

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What we mean when we say "cured"

From "care" to "cure," the history of the word can teach us about hope

Oct 21 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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Wandering Womb? Consult the Trotula.

Ladies, try these medieval home remedies.

Oct 7 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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September 2025

Interview: Lessons from the 1911 Manchurian plague

Ming Yang, from Health Checks on History, on how we forgot about masks, and why there's a glimmer of hope for future pandemics.

Sep 23 • 

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An explosive weight loss miracle

Don't try this at home.

Sep 9 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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August 2025

The 1860s cancer cure frenzy over cundurango

A little known vine from Ecuador sparked hopes for a cure

Aug 26 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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Accepting death: the dignity of hospice

What if we actually did go gentle into that goodnight?

Aug 12 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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July 2025

Synanon: the violent addiction treatment cult

Shaved heads, martial arts, and the wild west of addiction treatment

Jul 29 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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Liminality and the book that saved me: The Ritual Process

In which I spit in my hand and learn about the world betwixt and between

Jul 15 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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The Vaudevillian who hawked a cancer cure

And went on to haunt a hotel

Jul 1 • 

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June 2025

The book that saved you twofer! Joshua and All Things Great and Small

Two for one! One book on how to endure and one book on how to be

Jun 17 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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Singing harmony pumps your immune system

And puts you in a state of "flow"

Jun 3 • 

Kristin Gourlay

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