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The mug that stayed.

A weekly reader feature about ordinary objects with extraordinary meaning.

Your mug could be our next story.

We are collecting real stories for this weekly feature. Tell us about the one you would never replace.

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THE WEEKLY LETTER

One mug. One argument. One good read.

The weekly Mug Index letter. A fresh story, a question worth answering, and something worth a closer look.