Forgotten Women Writers: A Reading List By Kate Gavino Reading List Kate Gavino shares five stories about forgotten women authors, from Anita Brookner to Nancy Mitford.
The ‘Artwashing’ of East Los Angeles By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In Boyle Heights, activists are fighting art galleries that represent the first wave of gentrification.
The Teenage Dreamland of ‘Twin Peaks’ By A. N. Devers Feature Discovering the show when she was a teenager in 1990 helped A.N. Devers navigate the grief of losing her grandparents—and her girlhood.
These Activists Say Marijuana is a Gift from God By Pam Mandel Commentary “But to bring cannabis to the region of the US where states are deeply red and religious and where pot is both a social taboo and a ticket to jail, Decker and others are harnessing their devotion to their faiths to evangelize for it.”
They’re (Almost) All Good Tweets, Brent By Michelle Weber Highlight Matt Nelson is a college sophomore who took WeRateDogs from spur-of-the-moment joke to data-driven fav-machine.
Millennial to Millionaire: Stop Blaming Avocado Toast for Why We’re Not Buying Houses By Mike Dang Commentary A millionaire falsely argues that millennials aren’t buying homes because they’re financially irresponsible.
Money, Beauty, Security: Online Dating in the Philippines By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight New technology and information access in the Philippines is shifting the online-dating power dynamic from Western men to Filipina women.
Yesterday Once More: Why the Carpenters Are Still Huge in the Philippines By Krista Stevens Highlight Karen Tongson was named after 1970s soft rock icon Karen Carpenter, and she examines what fuels the Carpenters’ popularity in her home country.
Dwayne Johnson Is Everything Our President Isn’t By Michelle Legro Highlight He works out twice a day, he remembers everyone he meets, he hopes you’re sleeping soundly and doing great!
The Sun Never Sets on Oppression and Dominance, or Why You’re More Aztec Than You Think By Michelle Weber Highlight Aztec priests ripped out people’s hearts daily as a sacrifice to the sun, and for Sam Kriss, the contemporary West might be a lot more like them that we think.
Poets Talk to Poets about the Border Wall By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In this roundtable, poets from around this world discuss the role borders play in their lives.
How Temple of the Dog Pioneered a New Genre of Music Videos in the ’90s By Matt Giles Feature Fronted by Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell, Temple of the Dog was the original rock supergroup. Their music video “Hunger Strike” helped launch a musical movement.
Protect that Underwear Zone: Abstinence Only Sex Education By Pam Mandel Highlight “When my state passed one of the most rigid abstinence-only sex education laws in the nation, I went back to school.”
Good Coffee Shouldn’t Have to Cost More Than $1 By Matt Giles Commentary American’s infatuation with coffee, and the quest to see whether a delicious, $1 cup of joe is possible.
How President Trump Made Himself a Head Writer at SNL By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Chris Jones shadows Alec Baldwin as he turns our dark reality into what might be his most-lasting role: Donald Trump.
When ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Isn’t Fiction By Pam Mandel Highlight Growing up in the fundamentalist Christian “Quiverfull” movement, Hännah Ettinger saw her own story in Atwood’s vision.
American Media is Still Getting Chinese Food All Wrong By Pam Mandel Highlight Chinese writers can bring a lot more to the table when it comes to writing about Chinese food.
Steve Bannon’s Hollywood Ending By Michelle Legro Highlight How the White House advisor turned his talent for mediocre dealmaking into a passion to “weaponize film.”
While They Were Creating the Album, the Beastie Boys Were Also Creating Themselves By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight A look at how the Beastie Boys invented themselves with their 1992 album Check Your Head.
The Complicated Power of DIY Justice By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Canadian vigilantes with names like Creep Hunters make popular videos busting pedophiles, and many are now refining their tactics to try and go mainstream.
The Faces of Deportation in Southern California By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Trump’s immigration policy has exiled tax-paying, working-class people of Mexican descent to limbo in Tijuana.
The Gifts of (a) Prince By Pam Mandel Highlight Prince gave a lot of music away—much of it to women he thought would do it justice.
‘But Islam Does Not Forbid Love’: How Young Muslims Define ‘Halal Dating’ By Krista Stevens Highlight Today’s young Muslims are finding ways to develop romantic relationships and while observing Islamic beliefs forbidding pre-marital sex.
Tell Me What Donut You Prefer, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are By Michelle Weber Highlight Have you ever thought really hard about donuts? Like, 7,000 words hard? Keaton Lamle did.
“Texas is Gilead and Indiana is Gilead” By Michelle Weber Highlight The Handmaid’s Tale is a classic case of “be careful what you wish for” for conservative women.
A History of American Protest Music: When Nina Simone Sang What Everyone Was Thinking By Tom Maxwell Feature “Mississippi Goddam” was an angry response to tragedy, in show tune form.
There’s No Way Hannah Can Afford That Apartment By Pam Mandel Highlight Over six seasons, Girls has not been even remotely realistic about the earnings of a freelance writer.
Top of the Muffin to You! 25 Great Food Moments in “Seinfeld” By Krista Stevens Highlight From the chocolate babka to the big salad, Eater serves up 25 favorite food moments from Seinfeld.
Acting With Agency: The Power and Possibility of Heroic Women By Michelle Weber Highlight At The Paris Review, Megan Mayhew Bergman looks to history to define what makes an adventurous woman.
The (Film) Revolution Will Be Streamed By Ben Huberman Highlight “We have to get rid of the romantic part.”
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