We are witnessing a steady proliferation of financial systems built on genuine support, not victimization.
Emily Perper
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Making More Magazines: A Reading List
Last year, Longreads published a list with behind-the-scenes stories about magazines. Last week, Anne Helen Petersen published an article about the state of Tiger Beat for BuzzFeed News. Inspired, I decided to create an addendum to Making the Magazine.
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Making More Magazines: A Reading List
Last year, Longreads published a list with behind-the-scenes stories about magazines. Last week, Anne Helen Petersen published an article about the state of Tiger Beat for BuzzFeed News. Inspired, I decided to create an addendum to Making the Magazine.
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My Work, My Choice: ‘I Am a Prostitute’
As she prepares to transition out of sex work and into writing full-time, Charlotte Shane reflects on the politics of identity—specifically, her decision to call herself a prostitute.
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Women and Their Relationship with Alcohol: A Reading List
My alcohol story seems like a non-story: I grew up in a home of teetotalers.
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Putting a Writing Life on Display
Frank moved her living room furniture into Seattle’s Central Library. For 30 days, she brought her laptop and headphones and set up shop on her own couch, in the middle of the library.
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Revisiting the Vibrancy of Deaf Culture: A Reading List
Longreads to celebrate the vibrancy, history, and enduring presence of Deaf culture and its advocates.
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The Evangelical Fervor for Amish Romance
In “More Titillated Than Thou,” Ann Neumann draws on her childhood memories of Lancaster, the findings of inspirational-lit critics, and her knowledge of evangelical purity culture.
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Art, Activism & Faith: The Life of Corita Kent
At the LARB, Sasha Carrera, the former director of the Corita Art Center, explores the fascinating life and work of this oft-ignored figure in American art history.
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Lisa Frank and Growing Up in a Beautiful World
Interviewer Carly Mark and Frank sat down to discuss the longevity of the Lisa Frank brand, as well as her childhood exposure to fine art and her work ethic.