For the men and women who use the Deep Space Network to talk to the heavens, failure is not an option.
Story
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“Hey, Can I Sleep In Your Room?”: Studying Love with Elizabeth Flock
Elizabeth Flock on the years she spent studying other people’s marriages in Mumbai.
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The Koch Brothers vs. God
The fossil fuel lobby preached its gospel in Virginia. Now, black churches are fighting back.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Commentary, Nonfiction, Story
The Billionaire Philanthropist
It’s American tradition for CEOs to stockpile their wealth, avoid taxes, and participate in the theater of giving. Will Jeff Bezos make it scale?
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The Quest for the Collision Zone: An Arctic Expedition
Geologists on a mission to vindicate their theory of a lost mountain range discover something even more significant buried beneath the ice.
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A Storyteller, Unbecoming
On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
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The Stuff That Came Between Mom and Me: A Story About Hoarding
Mom would make excuses about not having cleaned the house. I knew they were lies. I knew her house was full.
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The Olympian Who Believes He’s Always On TV
An Olympic sailor suffering from Truman Show Disorder attempts to wrest control away from the Director.
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Doomed in Nashville
On a whirlwind book tour, Monica Drake fights to resist the pull of an emotional — and physical — abyss.
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Grown-Woman Theology
Lessons of race, blackness and power from a self-described nerdy Black girl.