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class="HorizontalRiver_title__t3795"><a class="HorizontalRiver_link__kwAP7" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2025/03/poem-laura-kolbe-hinge/682215/">Hinge</a></h3><div class="HorizontalRiver_authors__zRzlR"><a class="HorizontalRiver_link__kwAP7" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/laura-kolbe/">Laura Kolbe</a></div><time class="HorizontalRiver_time__mOFA_" dateTime="2025-03-30T12:00:00Z">March 30, 2025</time></div></article></li><li class="HorizontalRiver_li__GY13b"><article class="HorizontalRiver_article__kVtqN"><figure class="HorizontalRiver_figure__mbbSo"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2025/03/poem-cameron-allan-coalescence/681982/"><picture class="HorizontalRiver_picture__fLz63"><img alt="A photo of a lake taken through a window and leafy green tree branches, with flames reflected on the glass" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 334px, (min-width: 1440px) 290px, (min-width: 1024px) 186px, 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class="HorizontalRiver_time__mOFA_" dateTime="2025-03-16T12:05:00Z">March 16, 2025</time></div></article></li><li class="HorizontalRiver_li__GY13b"><article class="HorizontalRiver_article__kVtqN"><figure class="HorizontalRiver_figure__mbbSo"><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/04/sandra-lim-the-court-hummed-with-suitors/681769/"><picture class="HorizontalRiver_picture__fLz63"><img alt="illustration with two glasses and two lemons" loading="lazy" class="Image_root__XxsOp Image_lazy__hYWHV" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 334px, (min-width: 1440px) 290px, (min-width: 1024px) 186px, (min-width: 768px) 309px, (min-width) calc(100vw - 32px)" srcSet="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/-RNM3afR3tOlR_G5El08Q-OzOVk=/369x0:4323x2636/186x124/media/img/2025/03/poem9/original.jpg 186w, https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/lESGJTOMymDtJHwpq_oXq4PKUyk=/369x0:4323x2636/273x182/media/img/2025/03/poem9/original.jpg 273w, 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