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1 In the latestissue, MelissaDahl
explored ascientific theory that argues
we possess an infinitenumberofemotions,
so long as we cannamethem(“Introducing:
78 More Feelings,”February3– 16 ).Dozens
of writers identifiednewfeelingsforthe
magazine—fromjealoushytolibidosnapto
Freundeschaden.Manyreadersresponded
to the article onInstagramandTwitterby
coining their ownnewfeelings,including:

Malmiss: Whenyouwanttobemissedby
someone whom you also wish would leave
you alone.
—@courtneycollecting

Shrediness: The thrill you get listening
to a song and imagining you’re nailing the
guitar solo.
—@sampalmy

Cuddlish: When you wanna cuddle for
2 mins but then stop to actually sleep.
—@emilynhan

FOBI: Fear of Being Included. I’m good.
Leave me out. The energy it takes to
socialize isn’t worth it. You all do what
you want to do and leave me be in
my quiet home with a book or TV and
a snack and a drink.
—@edehoratius

Pregret: The feeling of wanting
to go back in time before you did
something dumb.
—@superalexisss

Exunuberance: When you have toforce
y of
y desire
to poke the annoying ex with yourfork.
—@suraiyaishaque

Ethnystery:Whenyoufeelsomeone

guessingyourethnicity intheirhead.

—@demisacristina

Reguilt:Suddenlyrememberingoldrea-

sonstofeelguiltyandlettingtheminflu-

encethecurrentcourseofyouractions—

thefeelingthatactuallyrunsmy life.

—@missanabeem

Blooby:Whenyoufeellikeyouhaveno

bonesbut you still have to go to work.

—@houseof1000fabrics

Laughxiety: A burning, tinglingsensation

in your cheeks when you missedyour

chance to laugh really hard at something

and you feel cheated.

—@thejewelleryinsider

Professional Dissonance: The feeling

of being able to accomplish responsibili-

ties at one’s job, but realizing youare

unable to complete the same responsibili-

ties for yourself outside of the workplace

(e.g., I’m amazing at creating and

maintaining budgets at work andyet

I’m horrible with keeping track of

my own expenses).

—@actually_anntaylor

Zealentropy: Having unhealthy amounts

of zeal for a likely doomed project.

—@nuzhatssiddiqi

Frenvy: Feeling envious of a closefriend

while also being happy for them.

—@anabeo

Fungov silly mood/feelingyou

ge t whe hungover and everything

is funny.

—@sampalmy

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Some scientists believeinfinite emotions,wehave

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In troductionby MelissaDahl

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28 new york | february 3 (^16 2020) We updated Roger Hargreaves’s Litle Miss and Mr Men universe to include some of our new emotions
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for the
rest
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By Stephen S. Hall
Introducing: Liegasm, Jealoushy, Feminamity, and 75 Other Newly Identified Emotions p 28
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2 In April, Ezra Marcus and James D.
Walsh wrote a cover story for New
Yo r kaboutLarry Ray, the father of a Sarah
Lawrence student
who moved into his
daughter’s dorm and
established a cultlike
atmosphere of psy-
chological manipula-
tion, sex, and money
(“The Stolen Kids of
Sarah Lawrence,”
April 29–May 12,
2019 ). Thatstoryled to an FBI investi-
gation, and this month, Ray was
arrestedonsuspicion of sex traffick-
ing,extortion,andforced labor, among
othercharges. Hefaces a possible life
sentence.Thearrest was widely covered
bythenationalmedia. CNN’s Jake Tap-
percommendedthe reporting, writing,
“Thankyouforallthe time you spent
bringing thishorror to public light.”
AndonMorningJoe, former senator
ClaireMcCaskillsaid, “Hat tip to those
journalists.We forget sometimes that
there are journalists out there that
uncover the ugliest side of humanity.”
And for the families of Ray’s alleged vic-
tims, the arrest brought some measure
of relief. The aunt of one of the students
told the reporters, “We are ecstatic ...
We still have work to do, but we’re so
happy that the biggest obstacle is in jail.”
Speaking at the indictment, William F.
Sweeney Jr., the FBI assistant director in
charge of New York, said, “There is no
excuse for the kind of behavior alleged
here, and society as a whole should
loudly reject it ... If you’re not angry,
you don’t have a soul.”
She‘I don’said,t believeyou,Mom.
I don’couldhavelo vedt believeme.’you
Andthat’swhenwe knew
hehadtotalcontrol
ov erher.
ByEZRAMARCUSandJAMESDWALSH

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