Read stories by Andrew Sullivan, James Fenton, Adrian Daub, Michelle Kirsch, and Maria Bustillos.
2017
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Under Autocracy, The Eroding of Trust
At New York Magazine, Russian-born Michael Idov reflects on the few years he returned to Moscow to edit the Russian edition of GQ, beginning in 2011. He was surprised by the culture of cynicism he encountered — a response to constant deceit and crushing autocracy under Vladimir Putin. And he wonders whether a similar lack of trust and sense of defeat are in store for the U.S. under Trump.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quotes
Author John Edgar Wideman on Isolation
The author of more than 20 books confronts personal tragedy and some truths about himself.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Cat Marnell is Still Alive
An insightful profile of Cat Marnell, author of the new memoir, How to Murder Your Life, a writer and beauty editor perhaps best known for the self-destructive tendencies that cost her various high-profile jobs and landed her frequently in rehab. Author Emily Gould casts Marnell as more together than many give her credit for, and […]
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Happy and Unhappy Messes: On Working as a House Cleaner in London, England
At The Independent, Michele Kirsch reflects on working as a cleaner in London, England, and the fascinating, unspoken social rules that keep the cleaner-cleanee relationship “shipshape and Bristol-fashion.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Learning to Live with a Panther in Your Backyard
“In the long run, the best thing for people and the best thing for wildlife will be the same.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
How Family Tragedy Shaped Steve Kerr’s Worldview
“His job gives him a platform. You will excuse him if he has a few things to say.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
How New Edition Avoided ‘Heart Break’
“The reality is, and will always be, we were in a moment. Nobody—I don’t think—really understood the history that was being made.” The members of New Edition give an oral history of the making of Heart Break, their quadruple platinum album, originally released in 1988.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Trump Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself
A German magazine reports that a shadowy analytics company with a powerful new tool is swaying elections around the world in favor of hard-right nationalist candidates. The tool, which, according to one study, shows that marketers “can attract up to 63% more clicks and up to 1400% more conversions” on Facebook, works by micro-targeting individuals […]
Posted inBlog Post, Covers
Seattle Met Magazine Releases Its ‘Sanctuary City’ Cover on the Same Day as Trump’s Executive Order
Just as Trump was signing an executive order aimed at America’s sanctuary cities, Seattle Met magazine released its own statement.