Queens of Infamy: Mariamne I By Anne Thériault Feature In the ancient hot mess known as Judea, a young queen had to navigate a self-destructive royal dynasty and one of history’s worst husbands.
My Spoon, Your Bullet By Alice Driver Feature Alice Driver reports from the November protests against the Colombian government of President Iván Duque Márquez.
From Kyiv to Kentucky By pipposts Feature California native Katya Cengel contemplates whether living in Ukraine prepared her for life in the South.
We Are All We Have By Megan Stielstra Feature While caring for her mother post-surgery and her grandmother during her final days, Megan Stielstra wonders who’s really taking care of who.
The Story of Salvador’s Banda Didá By Tari Ngangura Feature In a country with violent history and violent politics, Brazil’s first all-female, Afro-Brazilian percussion group drums and dances and changes lives.
The Great White Nope By Soraya Roberts Feature Canada’s old white publishing institutions are a lesson in what happens when your media industry contracts: journalism no longer serves the reality of the country.
Self Portrait as a Human Interest Story By Emi Nietfeld Feature Reflecting on the adversities and victories of her youth, Emi Nietfeld interrogates how narratives of resilience minimize suffering.
All Hail the Rat King By Adrian Daub Feature From Martin Luther to The Nutcracker, Germany’s original national nightmare was a tangled knot of writhing rats.
Guns and Marriage By Simone Gorrindo Feature Simone Gorrindo struggles to make peace with the violence that puts food on her table.
Anyone’s Son By Wudan Yan Feature Cody Dalton Eyre, a 20-year-old Alaskan Native, was having a mental health crisis on Christmas Eve, 2017 when his mother called 911 for help. So why did police officers end up shooting and killing him?
Where are the Gay Ladies of Cambodia? By Lindsey Danis Feature Honeymooning in Cambodia, Lindsey Danis and her wife seek refuge in queer spaces, but struggle to find the acceptance granted to male travelers.
What Shattered My Mother’s Mind By Winston Ross Feature Winston Ross recalls the heartbreaking ordeal his family endured after his mother’s routine surgery led to post-operative delirium.
Leaning In with Alex P. Keaton By Nicole Cyrus Feature Born with serious CEO aspirations, Nicole Cyrus found her role model in a white kid from an ’80s sitcom.
Naked City By Leslie Kendall Dye Feature Here, everyone hurries but no one arrives, everyone shows up but no one gets in, everyone’s a member but no one belongs.
Why I Wanted To Finish My Father’s Life’s Work By Karen Brown Feature Karen Brown recalls the pain and joy of fulfilling a deathbed promise.
Running Dysmorphic By Devin Kelly Feature On competitive running, exactness, and finding permission to be myself.
Checking in on the Masculinity Crisis By Kelli María Korducki Feature If masculinity really is in crisis — and that’s a big if — we should at least be able to agree that it’s not women’s responsibility to fix it.
In Praise of Del Amitri’s Album Waking Hours By Longreads Feature Some albums make it hard to separate the music from the experience of listening to it.
Bully for You By Soraya Roberts Feature Women with power have the capacity to silence women with less — and they wield it. Why can’t they see that?
A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body By Longreads Feature The life-long writer, teacher, and activist believed she could save a piece of land or a species, but after her brother took his life, she questioned her optimism and how to grieve for him and the planet.
The Backcountry Prescription Experiment By Mathina Calliope Feature Mathina Calliope goes off her antidepressant and into the woods.
Why Mr. Bauer Didn’t Like Me By Blaise Allysen Kearsley Feature As a child, Blaise Allysen Kearsley tried, in vain, to win over a white friend’s father.
‘To Be Well’: An Unmothered Woman’s Search for Real Love By Vanessa Martir Feature After years of strife with her mother, Vanessa Mártir finds unconditional love in a new, tender relationship.
Thumbing a Ride: What I Learned from Siskel and Ebert By Dipti S. Barot Feature Dipti S. Barot pays homage to the two irreplaceable voices who informed her love of good movies.
Let Me Show You the World By Iman Sultan Feature Almost everything you think you know about Aladdin is wrong.
This Is How You Lose Your Mind By Dani Fleischer Feature Dani Fleischer recalls how a lifetime of perfectionism led her down a path of self-destruction.
Borrowed Babies By Jill Christman Feature Five months into her first pregnancy, one writer pursues a research project about the history of home economics, as she struggles with her own concerns about motherhood.
Under the Influence: Watch(wo)men By Soraya Roberts Feature We watch the (women) influencers watching the (heavily female) influencing industry, but the men aren’t entirely in the dark.
My Brown Dad Voted for Trump By Anjoli Roy Feature Anjoli Roy struggles to understand the conservative father she dearly loves.