How an Upper West Side Hotel Came to Embody the City’s Failure on Homelessness
During the pandemic, men housed at the Lucerne hotel have seen the worst side of New York’s self-described liberals. They’ve also exposed a decades-long policy of neglect.
The Great Work
“Overwhelmed in the classroom, Peter and David began taking long, slow walks around the neighbourhood together. In Peter’s unhurried pace and frequent pauses, they found a shared rhythm and a way of enjoying each other’s company.”
The Business of Scenery
“In Zion National Park, crowding is such that one of the most popular trails had to be temporarily closed in 2017 to airlift eight tons of human excrement from public outhouses that a journalist described as an “open sewer.””
It’s Time to Stop Policing Trans Rage
“Author Charlie Jane Anders explores how trans rage is policed — and why it shouldn’t be.”
Hanif Abdurraquib’s Third Favorite A Tribe Called Quest Album Might Surprise You
“Author Hanif Abdurraquib on his new book, A Little Devil in America, how current Black music is shaping the racial justice movement, his favorite A Tribe Called Quest albums, and more.”
What The Past Three Months Have Been Like For QAnon Believers
“A millennial stay-at-home mom from South Carolina, a gay couple from Texas, and a social worker in New York believed in QAnon. Now that Biden is president, they’re not sure where to go from here.”
The Lives of Others
“Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. They didn’t know each other, and never would. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery.”
Uncovering the Secrets of the Bovine Trials
“Rosenberg’s cattle-trial research originated from a broader interest: the intersection of livestock breeding and human sexuality. These two phrases rarely get uttered in the same sentence—which, according to his colleagues, is what makes the Duke scholar’s work stand out.”
Molar City
It’s hard to imagine how truly full of dentists Los Algodones is. It’s like trying to imagine a city full of piano movers. They are, quite literally, everywhere. Memories of inconveniently scheduled cleanings quake in the face of the omnipresent availability, the frantic, logicless convenience.
I Have One of the Most Advanced Prosthetic Arms in the World — and I Hate It
“Being a cyborg is cool right now, thanks in large part to gee-whiz media coverage. But actually using a bionic arm can really suck.”
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