As the first woman in Chinese literature to come out as openly gay, Qiu Miaojin adopted and humanized the bestial expectations of a cruel public.
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A New Yorker, and a Sick Person
In an excerpt from her memoir, Porochista Khakpour recalls fashioning herself after her artist aunt’s example.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
For Me, With Love and Squalor
After publishing her first book, Lauren Markham begins the long search for what she truly wanted after writing it.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Storytelling the Flood: Elizabeth Rush on Empathy and Climate Change
In her new book, Elizabeth Rush gives voice to poor communities and communities of color who are the first victims of the rising sea.
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When ‘The Real World’ Gave Up on Reality
The true story of the exact moment in the mid-Nineties when reality television morphed from its best self to its worst.
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We Are Scientists
A scientist examines the connections between his Indian immigrant father and the brilliant but overlooked Indian scientist Yellapragada Subbarow.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Exodus in the Ozarks
At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.
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A Vor Never Sleeps
The shadowy world of Russian organized crime in America.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Hole in My Soul
Sara Eckel surprised her agnostic parents by becoming a born-again Christian at age 10. It was the first of many attempts to believe.
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Farming A Warming Planet: An Interview Nathanael Johnson
How California farmers are planning ahead for climate change while balancing their immediate economic concerns.