The Reader Is the Protagonist: Exiting a Horror Story
When a husband and wife try to disappear to escape a stalking ex and start a new life with their kids, books help them learn to live out in the open.
How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley
The HBO show “Silicon Valley” portrays the tech world accurately thanks to a network of more than 200 consultants, which includes “academics, investors, entrepreneurs, and employees at Google, Amazon, Netflix, and several other tech firms.”
Celebrate Pride: The Importance of LGBTQ History
This Pride series continues with stories and interviews surrounding LGBTQ history in the United States.
The Old Man
“I called him Dad, or, on occasion, Father, until he was dead, and then a few weeks after his death, in casual conversations, mostly at dinner parties, telling the story of his death, I began to refer to him as my old man, saying things like: My old man wasn’t a bad guy, but I couldn’t see him, I mean really see the soul whom I called Father, until he was gone, and then it was too late.”
A Weekend in Chicago
Over Memorial Day Weekend, 64 people were shot in Chicago, a shocking level of gun violence that’s become standard in the city and is increasing. A group of journalists and photographers spent the weekend portraying the profound affect gun violence has on those who live here.
Ripple Effect
Poisoned water, public distrust, citizen activism─Flint, Michigan is suffering an epidemic, but as one radicalized water engineer points out, when it comes to lead poisoning, the problem is nationwide.
Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City
A deep dive into our nation’s entrenched problem with school segregation. Hannah-Jones explains how she and her husband decided to send their daughter to a local public school filled with mostly black and Latino students from disadvantaged backgrounds. That school, P.S. 307, has emerged as an example of the clash occurring over integration.
Bringing Bach to the Public
A conversation with violinist Michelle Ross, who, for a month, toured New York City playing Bach’s entire solo violin cycle in public spaces.
Head in the Cloud
What does “remembering” mean in an age where human memory is outsourced to gadgets and social networks?
Unfriendly Climate
In Texas, one respected Christian atmospheric scientist uses the Bible to make the case why other Christians—frequently political conservatives—need to treat global warming as a global moral issue. Not everyone is listening.
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