Misogyny is Boring As Hell

Journalist Lila Shapiro speaks to Carmen Maria Machado, author of the short story collection Her Body and Other Parties, about her upcoming television series and the unfolding of the #metoo movement within the literary world.

Source: Vulture
Published: Jun 14, 2018
Length: 14 minutes (3,502 words)

Watermarks

Water, water everywhere in the new issue of Lapham’s Quarterly. Read the prelude.

Published: Jun 12, 2018
Length: 20 minutes (5,119 words)

It Isn’t That Shocking

Popular culture likes to depict electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as sinister and dangerous. Leslie Kendall Dye reflects on the myths surrounding the treatment that saved her life.

Source: Longreads
Published: May 23, 2018
Length: 24 minutes (6,055 words)

Sex Workers vs. The Internet

Since the dawn of the internet, online platforms have allowed clients to take advantage of sex workers. Now, they’re fighting back.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 14, 2018
Length: 25 minutes (6,453 words)

A Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing With Your Father

It was the place he came to feel wild, and I was ready to trespass into the world of men.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 15, 2018
Length: 25 minutes (6,282 words)

The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor

It’s a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 12, 2018
Length: 1 minutes (275 words)

The Cold War and its Fallout

A personal essay in which Vincent Czyz, a son approaching middle age, looks back on a volatile relationship with his father.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 15, 2018
Length: 21 minutes (5,418 words)

Lost: Struggling to Cope with Millions of Unclaimed Items in Tokyo

When things get lost in the world’s largest city, they often end up at the Metropolitan Police Department’s lost and found center. So which one of these 3,000 umbrellas is yours?

Source: The Japan Times
Published: May 27, 2017
Length: 7 minutes (1,837 words)

The Fight for the Right to Be Cremated by Water

“Aquamation,” a greener form of body disposal, is gaining acceptance in America. But some powerful groups are fighting to stop it.

Published: Jun 14, 2018
Length: 6 minutes (1,650 words)

A Company Built on a Bluff

Vice Media grew from a free alternative magazine into a company with 3,000 employees and a multi-billion-dollar valuation. It’s also been investigated for sexual misconduct and has struggled to deliver on its promise of bringing millennials back to television, raising questions about its future.

Published: Jun 10, 2018
Length: 32 minutes (8,000 words)