The Prank that Killed Andrew Finch By Krista Stevens Highlight How a malevolent, remorseless online troll and the shoot-first, ask questions later mode of policing added up to a real-life tragedy in Wichita Kansas.
The Strongest Woman in the Room By Kitty Sheehan Feature A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
Shackled to Twitter By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The pros and cons of building one’s brand on Twitter.
I Remember When Rock was Young: Elton John at 71 By Krista Stevens Highlight “He’s sold 150 million albums and been famous for five decades. But do we really know Elton John?”
Lacy M. Johnson on Rejecting the Need to Be Liked By Krista Stevens Highlight “As a woman, I have been raised to be nurturing, to care for others feelings’ and wellbeing often at the expense of my own.”
Marriage Proposal Follies By Amy Deneson Feature After she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
A Woman Becomes a Nightingale By Carolita Johnson Feature Carolita Johnson reviews the ugly history of rape being weaponized — and politicized — as a means of silencing women.
It was Mr. Henthorn on the Cliff with a Swift Shove By Krista Stevens Highlight Oh, your first wife died in a freak accident too?
I’ll Have an Open-Face Nacho Sandwich With Extra Pork Fat and a Side of Mop Water, Please By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Investigating the benefits of menu hacking and customer re-personalization.
Because Chernobyl is Safer Than a War Zone By Krista Stevens Highlight Kovalenko’s choice? Facing mortars on a daily basis or exposing your children to the after-effects of Chernobyl.
Maybe Beauty Doesn’t Have to Mean Pain By Michelle Weber Highlight Little girls flock to ballet classes, but the art isn’t kind to their bodies, autonomy, or sense of self. What has to change?
The Women Who Help Immigrant Women Escape Domestic Abuse By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight A network of women like Mily Treviño-Sauceda and Valentina are helping Latina farm-worker women escape domestic violence and abuses at work, learn their rights, and connect with social services.
‘Do you like scary movies?’ By Michelle Weber Highlight We voluntarily watch horror movies, despite the very real fight-or-flight physical reactions they provoke. Why?
Science Has Yet to Prove Mold Makes us Sick By Krista Stevens Highlight Is it the black mold causing your headaches, or is it all in your head? Don’t turn to science. It has no answers.
A Place to Stay, Untouched by Death By Jane Ratcliffe Feature After her mother’s passing, Jane Ratcliffe considers the role everyday objects play in a good death.
The Power of Shutting Up and Sitting in Silence By Kathryn Smith Feature Kathryn Smith went to an Ashram, and it made her feel better about everything.
The Trans Parent Whose Journey Inspired a Television Show By Sari Botton Highlight Her father’s gender transition was the impetus behind Jill Soloway’s show.
Fat Girl Cries Herself to Sleep At Night: An Illustrated Essay By Natalie Lima Feature Living in a body can be hysterically complicated.
A Woman, Tree or Not By Terese Marie Mailhot Feature Terese Marie Mailhot questions the value of Native coming of age ceremonies she missed out on.
Tennessee Williams’ Paintings Explored Being Gay in America By Krista Stevens Highlight Williams’ paintings explored love, desire, and loss, too.
The Canadian Bonsai Star of YouTube By Krista Stevens Highlight For Harley Rustad’s too-tall bonsai Ficus religiosa, the first cut was indeed the deepest.
The Specialized Field of Fetal Surgery By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight It’s a field as small as the people it operates on, and for many parents, it’s the only hope their children have.
How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.
Filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ Adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” By Danielle Jackson Highlight “I think when I found film,” he said, “I found a way — I still hide a bit — but a way to not hide as much. I felt like I could put these things into the work because it’s the movie. It’s not me.”
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars By Cherise Morris Feature Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born” By Danielle Jackson Highlight Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Old House By Siddhartha Mahanta Feature Siddhartha Mahanta looks back at the small suburban starter house in Texas that helped his immigrant father redefine “home.”
It’s a Small Paycheck After All By Katie Kosma Highlight Disneyland’s painfully low wages make for an unmagical kingdom.
Of Politics and Prose By Sari Botton Highlight Roxane Gay writes about the necessary and inevitable influence of politics on literature at this fraught time in history.
The Art of the Pan By Sari Botton Highlight Sarah Miller recalls her days in the ’90s as a fickle movie critic.
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