In colloquial Hebrew, the word filipinit — a woman from the Philippines — is no longer a simple demonym; Filipinas have dominated the eldercare sector in Israel for so long that it has become a generic term for “caregiver.” In the New York Times Magazine, Ruth Margalit explores the stories of precariously employed women and […]
2017
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How the Aztecs Predicted the Apocalypse
But then it didn’t happen. Or did it?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Introducing the ‘Davos for Happiness,’ Powered by Coconut Water
Who needs fear and loathing in Las Vegas when you can have joy and harmony in Miami?
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Forum: Poets and Borders Part Two
In response to the President’s proposed wall along the Mexican-American border, poets from all over the world are having an extended conversation about the ways their identities, style and influences cross borders, about living along physical borders, and how poetry knows no bounds. You can read the forum’s first part here.
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The Queen Bee of Downtown Durham
A profile of fifth-generation beekeeper Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, whose startup, Bee Downtown has 100 sponsored hives on the roofs of old tobacco warehouses in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The hives house thousands of bees who do their part to pollinate the cucumber, apple, and berry crops that are staples of North Carolina’s economy. […]
Posted inFiction, Quotes
‘Because pretending was sometimes the only way to get through the day.’
A teacher helping fidgety students pass a rainy recess with a familiar game — don’t touch the floor, it’s lava! — finds that the ability to pretend takes on an unexpected gravity.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
On the Frontline of Disaster: The Volunteer Ambulance Drivers of Karachi, Pakistan
The Edhi Foundation volunteer ambulance service drivers work for $1.30 US per day, collecting the dead and wounded in the streets of Karachi, Pakistan.
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An Incomplete List of My Failures
In this installment of Mouthful — a monthly column at Hazlitt about the author’s relationship with food, ten years into recovery from anorexia and bulimia — Sarah Gerard examines failure. She recounts failing a stranger, a failed project, and her failed marriage and considers how these experiences have affected her outlook on life and her […]
Posted inNonfiction, Podcasts, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Sleepover: Three Strangers, Spending One Night Together
An interview with Sook-Yin Lee on the release of season two of Sleepover, a podcast which brings three strangers together for a night of problem solving.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
The Real Obama: An Interview with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biographer David J. Garrow
The author offers insights into the 44th President of the United States after interviewing over 1,000 people for Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama.