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Rebecca McCarthy

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

Climate Messaging: A Case for Negativity

by Rebecca McCarthy September 27, 2019January 27, 2023

Nell Zink, Joy Williams, and a different kind of climate skepticism.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

United States of Conspiracy: An Interview with Anna Merlan

by Rebecca McCarthy April 17, 2019October 19, 2022

“Most people in America believe in one conspiracy to some extent, but the far end of the pool … is this desire to show that you really do reject all knowable authority.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story

Against Hustle: Jenny Odell Is Taking Her Time at the End of the World

by Rebecca McCarthy April 11, 2019January 25, 2023

The attention economy is killing us and the planet. Artist and writer Jenny Odell talks about why slowing down could be the only way to survive.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story

Atlantic City Is Really Going Down This Time

by Rebecca McCarthy February 11, 2019October 19, 2022

There’s no doubt that Atlantic City is going under. The only question left is: Can an entire city donate its body to science?

Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Fiction, Story

Will Amazon Finally Kill New York?

by Rebecca McCarthy December 24, 2018October 19, 2022

A New Yorker reads “Seasonal Associate” in the age of HQ2.

Posted inBooks, Current Events, Story

The State of the Bookstore Union

by Rebecca McCarthy October 25, 2018October 19, 2022

The Strand, New York City’s largest independent bookstore, is owned by a millionaire — and the booksellers who work there are all broke.

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