The Friendship Files

Navigating the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ of Science, With a Friend
- Julie Beck
- November 15, 2019
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How Friendship Changes at the End of Life
- Julie Beck
- November 1, 2019
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On Being Happy for and Jealous of a Friend at the Same Time
- Julie Beck
- October 18, 2019
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A Teen-Run Book Charity and the Friendship It Built
- Julie Beck
- October 4, 2019
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Whom Would You Trust If You Were Trapped in the Airport During a Coup?
- Julie Beck
- September 20, 2019
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Befriending the Queen of Chess
- Julie Beck
- September 13, 2019
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The Unique Friendship Between Astronauts
- Julie Beck
- September 6, 2019
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They Met in an Elevator; Now They Travel the World Together
- Julie Beck
- August 30, 2019
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An Existential Reading List for Middle-Aged Men
- Julie Beck
- August 23, 2019
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The Friends Who All Cosplay the Same Character
- Julie Beck
- August 16, 2019
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The Ukulele Queens of Deerfield, Illinois
- Julie Beck
- August 9, 2019
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Coming of Age on Cape Cod in the Summer of ’71
- Julie Beck
- August 2, 2019
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What It’s Like to Join the Freemasons
- Julie Beck
- July 26, 2019
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The Friends Who Listen to BTS Together Stay Together
- Julie Beck
- July 19, 2019
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How to Win Friends With Influencer People
- Julie Beck
- July 12, 2019
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Why Friendship Is Like Improv
- Julie Beck
- June 28, 2019
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A Friendship Forged Through the Gay-Rights Movement
- Julie Beck
- June 21, 2019
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When You Give a Friend a Kidney
- Julie Beck
- June 14, 2019
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The Friends Who Have Been Playing the Same Game of Dungeons & Dragons for 30 Years
- Julie Beck
- June 7, 2019
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The Friends Whose Kids All Have the Same Rare Disease
- Julie Beck
- May 31, 2019
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The Boring Intimacy of the All-Day Group Chat
- Julie Beck
- May 24, 2019
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Two Boy Scouts Met in an Internment Camp, and Grew Up to Work in Congress
- Julie Beck
- May 17, 2019
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Onboarding a New Friend
- Julie Beck
- May 10, 2019
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The Moms Who Were Extremely Online in 1993
- Julie Beck
- May 3, 2019
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Stumbling Into Adulthood, Alongside a Friend
- Julie Beck
- April 26, 2019
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When Your Friend Moves to the Other Side of the World
- Julie Beck
- April 19, 2019
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Losing Religion, Gaining a Friend
- Julie Beck
- April 12, 2019
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Crossing the Border to Hang Out With Your Friend
- Julie Beck
- April 5, 2019
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The Songsmiths of Sesame Street
- Julie Beck
- March 29, 2019
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Being a Pastor Is More Joyful With a Friend by Your Side
- Julie Beck
- March 22, 2019
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When the Jezebel Comments Section Went on Vacation Together
- Julie Beck
- March 15, 2019
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The Evolution of a 20-Year Pen-Pal Friendship
- Julie Beck
- March 8, 2019
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How 14 Friends From the Vietnam War Lost and Found One Another Again
- Julie Beck
- March 1, 2019
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The Fan-Fiction Friendship That Fueled a Romance-Novel Empire
- Julie Beck
- February 22, 2019
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A Friendship Baked in the Great British Bake Off Tent
- Julie Beck
- February 15, 2019
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He Returned His Friend’s Sweatshirt 20 Years After He Borrowed It
- Julie Beck
- February 15, 2019
Wenjia Tang
When a Teacher Becomes a Friend
- Julie Beck
- February 15, 2019
Wenjia Tang
What It’s Like to Make a Friend on Bumble BFF
- Julie Beck
- February 15, 2019
Wenjia Tang
Introducing ‘The Friendship Files’
- Julie Beck
- February 15, 2019
Wenjia Tang

The Friendship Files

Navigating the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ of Science, With a Friend

How Friendship Changes at the End of Life

On Being Happy for and Jealous of a Friend at the Same Time

A Teen-Run Book Charity and the Friendship It Built

Whom Would You Trust If You Were Trapped in the Airport During a Coup?

Befriending the Queen of Chess

The Unique Friendship Between Astronauts

They Met in an Elevator; Now They Travel the World Together

An Existential Reading List for Middle-Aged Men

The Friends Who All Cosplay the Same Character

The Ukulele Queens of Deerfield, Illinois

Coming of Age on Cape Cod in the Summer of ’71

What It’s Like to Join the Freemasons

The Friends Who Listen to BTS Together Stay Together

How to Win Friends With Influencer People

Why Friendship Is Like Improv

A Friendship Forged Through the Gay-Rights Movement

When You Give a Friend a Kidney

The Friends Who Have Been Playing the Same Game of Dungeons & Dragons for 30 Years

The Friends Whose Kids All Have the Same Rare Disease

The Boring Intimacy of the All-Day Group Chat

Two Boy Scouts Met in an Internment Camp, and Grew Up to Work in Congress

Onboarding a New Friend

The Moms Who Were Extremely Online in 1993

Stumbling Into Adulthood, Alongside a Friend

When Your Friend Moves to the Other Side of the World

Losing Religion, Gaining a Friend

Crossing the Border to Hang Out With Your Friend

The Songsmiths of Sesame Street

Being a Pastor Is More Joyful With a Friend by Your Side

When the Jezebel Comments Section Went on Vacation Together

The Evolution of a 20-Year Pen-Pal Friendship

How 14 Friends From the Vietnam War Lost and Found One Another Again

The Fan-Fiction Friendship That Fueled a Romance-Novel Empire

A Friendship Baked in the Great British Bake Off Tent

He Returned His Friend’s Sweatshirt 20 Years After He Borrowed It

When a Teacher Becomes a Friend

What It’s Like to Make a Friend on Bumble BFF

Introducing ‘The Friendship Files’