Finding My Identity By the Light of My Mother’s Menorah By Santi Elijah Holley Feature The African American son of a white mother, Santi Elijah Holley revisits Hannukahs past with his Jewish forebears.
How We Got There from Here By Anna Armstrong Feature Anna Armstrong recalls a road trip to escape her grief-stricken home — dragging her 13-year-old brother to see R.E.M.
The Nearly Impossible Journey of a Long-Term Survivor By Krista Stevens Highlight All they really wanted was to avoid getting into trouble for stealing a package of cigarettes.
Second Life: A World that, for Some, Allows Full Participation By Krista Stevens Highlight Second Life offers both escapism and a refuge for its hard-core digital denizens.
I Must Be One of the Best, Because I’m Not One of the Worst By Michelle Weber Highlight Iraq War veteran Phil Klay reckons with his own complicity.
Welcome to Parliament! Bachelors Can Only Wear Brown Shoes Every Other Tuesday By Michelle Weber Highlight What changes politically if Parliament moves to a modern, inclusive space from one steeped in sexist, classist history?
The Joys and Sorrows of Watching My Own Birth By Shelby Vittek Feature Shelby Vittek reflects on the bittersweet experience of watching herself be born — and her now-divorced mom and dad become parents — again and again.
A Lonely Death: The Extreme Isolation of Japan’s Elderly By Krista Stevens Highlight Many members of Japan’s rapidly aging population live isolated, solitary lives in massive apartment communities filled with people.
Assertiveness Training By Susan Sheu Feature Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
The Sandwich Whisperer of Victoria Street By Ben Huberman Highlight The art of sandwich-making requires “tenacity, knowledge, know-how, flair.”
The Red Zone: A Love Story By Chloe Caldwell Feature A severe form of PMS puts Chloe Caldwell’s new relationship to the test.
Teju Cole Delights in Sentence Fragments By Krista Stevens Highlight “For me it’s about recognizing that great art comes in all kinds of forms.”
Will Podcasts and Video Journalism Make Our Syntax Less Rich? By Ben Huberman Highlight The days of the long, sinuous, multi-clause sentence might be numbered.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Monster By Michelle Weber Highlight Does art exist in the world of personality and petty grievance and predation, or does it float in a morally-neutral ether? Depends who you ask.
Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death By Karen Brown Feature Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.
Observe the Bumbler’s One Weakness By Michelle Weber Highlight Bumbles sink. (Hopefully.) On men, sexual violence, and feigned ignorance.
The Third Life of Richard Miles By Longreads Feature Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
How to Say You Maybe Don’t Want to Be Married Anymore By Sarah Bregel Feature Sarah Bregel takes a close look at her marriage after two kids, and wonders, how hard is too hard?
Parenting Class Dropout By Paulette Kamenecka Feature During her high-risk pregnancy, driven by a longing for normalcy, Paulette Kamenecka tried out a class for parents-to-be.
Unreal Estate: A Reading List About Our Shifting Vision of Home By Ben Huberman Reading List In an age of economic and political instability, what do the spaces we dwell in say about us?
In Service of the Slender Man: When Teen Girls Become Murderous By Krista Stevens Highlight Alex Mar on how and why teen-girl duos become murderous.
Finally Seeing the Forest for the Trees By Maura Kelly Feature After a spate of trauma and loss, Maura Kelly retreats to the Hudson Valley where she is converted into a ‘nature person.’
Money For Nothing: It Might Set Your Kids Free By Krista Stevens Highlight A new study reveals a basic income keeps kids in school longer and reduces their participation in crime.
Misogyny, Translated By Ben Huberman Highlight The first woman translator of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ subtly unpacks the politics of the poem — and of the male translators that preceded her.
Living in the Aftershock of Someone Else’s Earthquake By Ashley Abramson Feature A decade after her mother’s death, Ashley Abramson reflects on being raised by a parent addicted to opioids.
The Big Black Market for Spare Human Body Parts By Krista Stevens Highlight Beware, should you donate your body to science in the US. Lightly regulated, the industry is ripe for fraudsters trying to make a buck on your personage.
The Problem of Pain By Leslie Kendall Dye Feature Pain is indeed inherited, but treating it as an affliction need not be handed down from generation to generation.
When Life Imitates Country Music By Michelle Weber Highlight “The trills in his notes sputter and lift. He sounds like an animal in trouble. Like a lounge singer who’s lost his mind.”
Cast by Chronic Illness Into a Limiting Role By Maris Kreizman Feature Maris Kreizman dreamed of attending performing arts camp, but she ended up homesick at diabetes camp instead.
When a Mother and Daughter Reverse Roles By Marlene Adelstein Feature An obsession with an orphaned sea otter helps Marlene Adelstein process her grief over her Alzheimers-afflicted mom.
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