“I wasn’t unified in my being. I wasn’t able to bring my whole self to the table,” says Cameron Dezen Hammon about her life as a worship leader for an evangelical megachurch.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Masha Gessen, Molly Osberg, T. S. Mendola, Alexander Chee, and George Murray.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction
Help Us Fund More Original Essays (and Great Art to Go with Them)
Member contributions help us to amplify diverse voices and give chances to new writers.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Inheritance Was My Father’s Last Lesson To Me And I Am Still Learning It
When Alexander Chee’s father died at the age of 43 he didn’t leave behind a will, and his estate was divided among his wife and three children. When he turned 18, Chee was bequeathed a trust, and the first thing he bought was something he thought his father would want for him — a black Alfa Romeo.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Film Critic Turned Filmmaker
Alexander Chee profiles Korean auteur Park Chan-wook.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Park Chan-wook, the Man Who Put Korean Cinema on the Map
Novelist Alexander Chee profiles Korean director Park Chan-wook as part of T: The New York Times Style Magazine‘s “The Greats” series, which also includes six other cover profiles: Roxane Gay on hip hop artist Nicki Minaj, Hanya Yanagihara on designer Dries Van Noten, Lin Manuel Miranda on lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Manohla Dargis on actor Amy […]
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Alexander Chee on Rediscovering Art for Pleasure in Greece
The author sketches his way around Sifnos, capturing memories Moleskine notebook.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
Have Gin, Will Travel
Alexander Chee got sick the first time he drank gin. We’re glad he persevered.
