Years after agoraphobia kept her housebound, Jessica Brown walks the streets of her adopted city seeking deeper connection.
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Youth From Every Quarter
A teacher at an elite boarding school confronts her own confused leap up the ladder of class privilege.
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The Condition that Shielded My Grandfather From Heartbreak
Kate Axelrod reflects on the last days of her grandmother’s life, and witnessing as her grandfather’s own decline helped him to survive losing his wife of 66 years.
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Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist
But he died before he could finish his book on natural history. As Emerson put it, Thoreau “depart[ed] out of Nature before… he has been really shown to his peers for what he is.”
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The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip
Louisiana serves as a terrifying example of what can become of a state that shortchanges science and environmental regulations to boost industry and infrastructure.
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Who I Became at the Running of the Bulls
In Pamplona, Ella Alexander found an adrenaline rush, an interesting story, and a side of herself she didn’t recognize.
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Becoming Estranged from My Family ‘Was the Best Thing for Me’
Jessica Berger Gross on what it means to sever ties with your family.
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My Parents Said I Bruised Easily
An excerpt from “Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home,” by Jessica Berger Gross.
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An Unforgiving Legal System Welcomes Black Immigrants to America
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration helps those affected by racial profiling and harsh immigration laws.
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My Grandfather’s Fateful Goodbye, Reimagined
Karissa Chen tries to reconstruct the moment her grandfather, at 19, left Shanghai for Taiwan on a supposed vacation—a decision that would alter his life forever.