We have to demand accountability from one another and stand up for people of color—in the streets, in our Facebook feeds, in our offices and homes.
Emily Perper
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Argentina’s Stolen Children
It sounds like something out of a bestselling dystopian novel, but it’s horribly real: in the 1970s, tens of thousands of so-called subversives were murdered by a despotic Argentinian government.
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Fancy Dogs and Empty Bank Accounts
How do our desires shape our identity? Poet Amanda Williams is facing this question head-on: she is a graduate student with limited finances, but all she wants is a purebred French Bulldog.
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Six Stories About the Swimming Pool
Stories about swimming and swimming pools.
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Six Stories About the Swimming Pool
Stories about swimming and swimming pools.
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‘Gentle Exploration’ in Video Games
Leigh Alexander explores the importance of the home and its artifacts in different video games.
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What It’s Like to Live On Top of a Glacier
The Atavist Magazine presents “Welcome to Dog World,” Blair Braverman’s account of life atop an Alaskan glacier, leading dog-sledding excursions for tourists and isolated from the rest of the world.
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Session In Progress: Five Stories About Therapy
We’re going all over the world: from improv classes, hospitals and living rooms in Belgium, New York City and Minnesota.
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Session In Progress: Five Stories About Therapy
We’re going all over the world: from improv classes, hospitals and living rooms in Belgium, New York City and Minnesota.
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‘Why Don’t Pure Loves Meet?’ On the Radio in Afghanistan
In this beautiful piece from Matter, Mujib Mashal takes the reader to the Afghani airwaves, into the hearts of its listeners. From the complications of arranged marriage to online dating woes, the youth of Afghanistan have a lot on their minds. DJ Ajmal Noorzai solemnly shares their stories on his program, The Night of Lovers.