For Gord: 27 Mini-Essays about the Tragically Hip
As Canada’s most beloved band prepares for their final concert, 27 writers pay homage to the Tragically Hip’s long, prolific career.
Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered
A true crime story about Dee Dee Blancharde, a mother who persuaded family, friends, and even doctors to believe that her daughter, Gypsy, was gravely ill. It was only after Dee Dee was murdered that the truth came to light.
‘A Honeypot For Assholes’: Inside Twitter’s 10-Year Failure To Stop Harassment
The social media company’s free-speech roots, coupled with an overwhelmingly white male leadership that was blind to the problem, led to total paralysis when it came to fixing its troll problem.
When Will the Nose Have Its Beauty Moment
“Beauty is so frequently about an erasure of history, of ethnicity, and it’s no wonder we’re still trying to hide our noses.” Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgeries in the U.S. When will we love our noses just the way they are?
Here Is The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read Aloud To Her Attacker
A former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman was sentenced to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have “a severe impact on him,” according to a judge. At his sentencing, his victim read him a letter describing the “severe impact” the assault had on her.
Ethics and the Eye of the Beholder
A federal civil rights complaint claims that prominent Yale professor Thomas Pogge, a leader in the field of global ethics, has used his influence to manipulate young women.
How Lifetime Became One Of The Best Places In Hollywood For Women
A feminist history of the Lifetime channel, and their transition from “guilty pleasure” to a critically acclaimed home for groundbreaking television.
Grieving In America, Rebuilding In Nigeria
After his brother died and his father was partially paralyzed, Ugwu’s family traveled 7,000 miles in search of an old home, a new house, and the things we’d lost on the road in between.
Whitewashing the Green Rush
How black people are being shut out of America’s marijuana boom.
The Weight of James Arthur Baldwin
Ghansah visits the house of the revered writer and social critic in France and examines his legacy.