For the Love of Mail: Letter Writing in a Pandemic
“To mail a letter is to send something out in the world with a faith that it will reach its destination. Writing is the same way. We write with hope that our work, like a letter, will find its way to where it needs to go.” Lauren Markham muses on the magic of the U.S. Postal Service.
Inside Cameo, the Celebrity Shoutout App Hungry For Fame
Cameo lets you buy personalized greetings from sports stars, singers, influencers, and zoo animals. What does it say about the nature of modern celebrity?
You Don’t Know Her
“Thirty years into an epic career, Mariah Carey is still trying to explain herself.”
When Children’s COVID-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away
Some parents are reporting that their kids’ COVID symptoms have been lingering for months.
Sent Home to Die
In New Orleans, hospitals sent infected COVID patients into hospice facilities or back home to die — to family members untrained and unprepared to care for them — and in some cases discontinuing treatment against the family’s wishes.
The Little Cards That Tell Police ‘Let’s Forget This Ever Happened’
“The cards embody everything wrong with modern policing.”
The Peace Reporters
The police dressed for war. The people showed up with cameras.
Breonna Taylor’s Life Was Changing. Then the Police Came to Her Door.
Two months before she was killed in her home in Louisville, Breonna Taylor tweeted triumphantly, “2020 deff gonna be my year WATCH!”
Balls Don’t Lie
On the NBA, Black Lives Matter, and “the ritual exploitation that benefits—and damns—us all.”
The Making of an Incel
“…the incels’ scripts have been twisted. “Our questions should be, How do they get these scripts? How do they think that’s a valid way of interacting with the world?””
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