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Author Sorayya Khan at left, and at right, the cover of her new memoir, "We Take Our Cities With Us"
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Feature, Profiles & Interviews, Story

“I Am In Between”: A Q&A with Sorayya Khan

by Longreads November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Author Sorayya Khan on what it means to grow up between two cultures, and on mothering and being mothered in a global world.

Posted inArts & Culture

Letting Go of The ’90s

by Carolyn Wells October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Remembering “The ’90s Are Old”

Retro masked female hero with long blonde hair, face in profile
Posted inReading List

Anatomy of the Mask: A Reading List on Superhero Comics

by Joshua Miller October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

The adventures of superheroes reveal a lot about the people who created them — and the marginalized communities they represent.

A collage of global folk musicians — from Finland, Tibet, Mongolia, and Mali — all performing in traditional dress.
Posted inReading List

‘This Stuff is Alive’: A Global Folk Music Reading List

by Chris Wheatley October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

Six pieces that demonstrate the timelessness of ever-changing sonic traditions.

Posted inArts & Culture

Which Way to Westeros?

by Carolyn Wells September 29, 2022October 21, 2022

With a plethora of fantasy appearing on streaming services, we take a look back at Adrian Daub’s essay on world-building maps.

Posted inNonfiction

‘We Deserve So Much More Than Police, Prisons, and Jails’: Scalawag Takes On Emmy-Winning Television

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 15, 2022October 21, 2022

We recommend these incisive essays on Abbott Elementary, The White Lotus, and The Dropout in Scalawag’s series on pop culture and justice.

Singer Candi Staton, smiling, hands on her hips, over a patchwork clip of images of her over the years.
Posted inFeature

“I Had to Face the Blues Every Day”

by David Gambacorta July 12, 2022October 20, 2022

Soul and gospel singer Candi Staton let no hardship stand in the way of her voice, one that helped define the music of her generation.

Four women — members of rock band L7 — pose on a park bench wearing sunglasses.
Posted inFeature

The Women Who Built Grunge

by Lisa Whittington-Hill June 29, 2022November 21, 2022

Bands like L7 and Heavens to Betsy were instrumental to the birth of the grunge scene, but for decades were treated like novelties and sex objects. Thirty years later, it’s time to reassess their legacy.

An illustration of Queen Isabella of France
Posted inNonfiction

Queens of Infamy: Isabella of France

by Anne Thériault June 21, 2022November 21, 2022

Married off at age 12, Isabella put up with her husband’s shenanigans over decades. Eventually, the She-Wolf of France had had enough.

Stevie Nicks Singing in Concert
Posted inArts & Culture

Sister of the Moon: A Stevie Nicks Reading List

by Jill Spivey Caddell May 26, 2022October 19, 2022

Six stories celebrating Stevie Nicks in honor of her birthday on May 26th.

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