Like video killed the radio star, it’s easy to feel that texts and emails have spelled the end of letter writing. Sure, the simple act of putting pen to paper is a rarer occurrence today than it was - ...

This story was originally published on April 24, 2025, and has been updated. The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the ...

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