A Sentimental Education
Two years ago, Tilda Swinton co-founded a school for her twins to attend—the kind of school with “no exams, no tests, no hierarchies, no sitting at desks whenever possible.”
The Definitive History of Personal Style Blogs
A brief but exhaustive look at the evolution of personal style blogs, from BryanBoy to Man Repeller.
Mr. and Mrs. B
When Alexander Chee was a struggling young writer, working as a cater-waiter for William F. and Pat Buckley.
Meet the Gay Mormon Men (and Their Wives) Beseeching SCOTUS to Save ‘Traditional’ Marriage
Gardner travels to Utah to talk to Danny Caldwell—a gay Mormon married to a woman named Erin—to try to understand why they are part of an amicus brief contesting the constitutional legalization of gay marriage.
On Chicken Tenders
A food writer explains her deep love for chicken tenders.
Chewing, We Hardly Knew Ye: A Soylent Reading List
These five writers muse on what it feels like — and means for us as a food-centric society — to be free from food.
The Wetsuitman
Last winter two bodies washed ashore wearing identical wetsuits. They were found 67 days apart, in two separate countries. The effort to identify them reads like a crime thriller, crossing borders and delving deep into Europe’s migrant crisis.
An Unlikely Trade
For five years, Michael Erard worked full-time as a metaphor designer at a D.C. think tank. Here he meditates on the nature of metaphors and how they can be designed.
Alone
Sam Parker travels to a remote bothy in Scotland — quitting the Internet cold turkey — in a bid to find true solitude.
Silicon Valley High
A reflection on growing up in the shadow of Silicon Valley.
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