How ‘Creed’ Forever Changed the ‘Rocky’ Series
It’s come a long way since Apollo Creed died so Rocky Balboa could engage in character development.
‘Emerging’ as a Writer — After 40
A personal essay in which Jenny Bhatt recalls the rites of passage that led to her shift in identity from corporate executive to woman writer of color.
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
Science is still trying to understand the sheer mass and variety of insects on earth. What’s clear is that both are declining at an alarming rate, and for that, the whole planet will suffer.
The Sainthood of Dave Matthews Has Been Indefinitely Postponed
“When I tell Seattle music critic Charles R. Cross that I’m writing about the Dave Matthews Band, he immediately quips, ‘Why? Did you lose a bet with your editor?’”
The Ghost of a Boy
After two breakups, a single mother starts building a sense of self that’s true to herself and not beholden to other people.
‘I Hereby Confess Judgement’
Small business owners across the U.S. are being driven into bankruptcy by usurious loans advanced by predatory lenders that are making a lot of other people very, very rich. It’s perfectly horrifying, and perfectly legal.
Alexa de Paris
Miles Marshall Lewis remembers a love of Prince and Paris.
The Cavernous World under the Woods
As Bruce Grierson reports in this fascinating piece, clear-cut logging has much deeper repercussions than simply denuding the land of trees — it also affects a critical underground ecosystem of dissolved rock called karst as well as the organisms that depend on it.
Missy Elliott’s “Supa Dupa Fly” Came From the Future
The second installment in The New Yorker‘s new interactive music series about individual works explores the way Elliott’s 1997 hit album reimagined hip-hop, R&B, videos, fashion, and black female identity, and why its futuristic vision continues to influence listeners.
Trapped in the Fire Zone
They couldn’t get away from California’s Camp Fire fast enough. Now, they can’t leave.
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