Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
Essays & Criticism
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Old House
Siddhartha Mahanta looks back at the small suburban starter house in Texas that helped his immigrant father redefine “home.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Of Politics and Prose
Roxane Gay writes about the necessary and inevitable influence of politics on literature at this fraught time in history.
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The Art of the Pan
Sarah Miller recalls her days in the ’90s as a fickle movie critic.
Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, History, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
The Return of the Face
Physiognomy is a discarded 19th-century pseudoscience. Why can’t we stop practicing it?
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Character Work
Alison Fields remembers the perils of junior high: fitting in, standing out, and trying out.
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The Meaning of “Aquemini”
OutKast’s masterful 1998 album “Aquemini” defined a bold and Black South and predicted today’s pop music landscape.
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The Gilded Age of (Unpaid) Internet Writing
How ’90s webzines heralded the best — and worst — of today’s online media landscape.
Posted inCulture, Essays & Criticism, Story, Travel
Home Is a Mug of Coffee
It takes a lot of percolating to become your own person.
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A Visit to Opioid Country
Aaron Thier contemplates the connections between privilege, addiction, and recovery.