Guy Fieri’s Introspective Turn By Ben Huberman Highlight Ten years and three presidents, later, Guy Fieri’s populist persona has proven extremely resilient.
When it Takes Being Thrown to Learn How to Land By Joanne Solomon Feature An aerialist flies off her bike on the Manhattan Bridge, altering the course of her journey.
Kingston’s Little Shop of Horrors By Sari Botton Highlight James Lasdun chronicles a murder trial in which his own dentist is the defendant.
Zadie Smith Takes on Black Pain With a Light Touch By Danielle Jackson Commentary At Harper’s, Smith doesn’t really feel like she is engaging in her subject matter with much care or heart.
After Marriage Equality, to Party, or to Protest? By Spenser Mestel Feature Spenser Mestel recalls the emotionally complicated day, two years ago, when the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage.
Exile in Guyville By Sari Botton Highlight Liz Phair and Elizabeth Wurtzel discuss the sexism they each are seeing everywhere.
How Do You Name a Not-Quite-Fat Ken Doll? By Ben Huberman Highlight When a company decides to “celebrate diversity,” who’s the party for?
Reunification Will Have to Bridge the DMZ and Massive Technological Gaps By Michelle Weber Highlight Physicians in South Korea are working to understand the health issues North Korean defectors face, in preparation for eventual reunification.
Immoral or Merciful? Canadian Doctors Divided on Medically Assisted Death By Krista Stevens Highlight Some doctors are struggling with allowing Canadians to die on their own terms.
Roxane Gay on the Final Frontier: Acceptance for Every Female Body By Krista Stevens Highlight Roxane Gay on her new memoir and on gaining acceptance for the female body in every shape and size.
Race in America Has Never Been an Either-Or Proposition By Michelle Weber Highlight Zadie Smith examines the racially-charged work of Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ and Dana Schutz’s ‘Emmett Till’
Highway Robbery: How the Port Trucking Industry is Rigged Against Drivers By Krista Stevens Highlight On how port truckers are the victims of heinous labor practices.
A Village Falls into the Sea By Pam Mandel Highlight Shishmaref, an island village north of Nome, Alaska, is the front line for global warming’s effects on rising sea levels.
Something Unspeakable Happened in Allende, Mexico By Michelle Weber Highlight Seven years after a vicious drug cartel massacre, residents are still looking for answers about the fates of their loved ones.
My Father’s Adventure Was My Terror By Diana Whitney Feature With the decision to take his 13-year-old daughter on a dangerous drive to Peshawar, Diana Whitney’s charismatic father became a regular fallible human in her eyes.
Death Doulas to the Rescue? By Krista Stevens Highlight With the onset of death doulas, no one need die alone.
Diane Arbus: Describing the Loneliness that Shames Us By Krista Stevens Highlight Hilton Als on photographer Diane Arbus’ uncanny ability to capture the humanity of her marginalized subjects.
The Mosul University Library: Reborn From the Ashes By Krista Stevens Highlight The Mosul University Library, once home to centuries-old books and documents, is rebuilding after ISIS destroyed it.
Poor, Gay, Black, and Southern: America’s Hidden H.I.V. Crisis By Krista Stevens Highlight If you have H.I.V in New York or San Francisco, you can life a long, healthy life. Not so if you live in the Southern United States and you’re poor, black, gay and/or bisexual.
Under Hubbard’s Eye By Sari Botton Highlight To scientologist Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale speaks to the importance of separation of church and state, rather than the dangers of religious extremism.
Chelsea Manning Stays in the Picture By Michelle Legro Highlight The New York Times styles Manning for her first profile—but she’s already in charge of her own image.
Our Contemporary Notion of Self-Esteem Was Born — Surprise! — in 1980s California By Ben Huberman Highlight Apparently, feeling great about yourself does not improve your chances at success.
In Bed-Stuy, the Ghost of Robert Moses is Alive and Well By Ben Huberman Highlight Gentrification is about displacement — but also about marketing and invisibility.
Another Tech Casualty: Dating By Pam Mandel Commentary “I’ve lived in Seattle for seven years, single most of them. The only thing that has changed is the increase in men I’d never want to go out on a date with.”
For Ordinary Syrians, Is Backing Assad the Only Option? By Krista Stevens Highlight Sometimes the best choice is the devil you know.
Why Do Indian-American Kids Do So Well in Spelling Bees? By Pam Mandel Highlight “Wipeouts, showmanship, incredible feats of talent.” Nope, not surfing or football — this is the world of competitive spelling.
Found in the Attic: A Decade of Climate Data on Somalia By Michelle Weber Highlight The scientist whose research could help restore stability to Somalia was abducted there in 2008, and hasn’t been heard from since.
They’re Good Mangoes, Mao By Michelle Weber Highlight The fruit took on cult status in China after Mao gifted his workers a box of mangoes sent from Pakistan.
West Virginia: Still High on Hope By Krista Stevens Highlight The state with the highest overdose rate in the United States is the front line of the opioid crisis.
Schrödinger’s Convict: Actually Innocent, Actually a Felon By Michelle Weber Highlight An “Alford plea” gets an innocent man out of jail, but keeps him on the books as a convicted felon.
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