When a young white musician gets invited to a house-party, the musicians he plays with show him a slice of blues culture many people assumed had died.
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A Person Alone: Leaning Out with Ottessa Moshfegh
Leaning in doesn’t work in real life. When I was writing, I kind of hoped that it would. I think I hoped that the answers are always within me. And when I reached the end of the book, it was like: there are no answers.
Is Your Job Lynchian, or Is It More Kafkaesque?
David Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs” and Alison Green’s “Ask a Manager” offer differing views — and some good advice.
Ugly, Bitter, and True
After years of feeling hopeless and barely human, one talented writer manages to find her will to live.
Kara Walker’s Subtlety
In the summer of 2014, Kara Walker’s sphinx posed a riddle about women, sweetness, and power.
When ‘The Real World’ Gave Up on Reality
The true story of the exact moment in the mid-Nineties when reality television morphed from its best self to its worst.
Searching for a Future Beyond Facebook
If we want to liberate ourselves from the tech monopolies, we have to figure out what to do with our data.
Searching for a Future Beyond Facebook
If we want to liberate ourselves from the tech monopolies, we have to figure out what to do with our data.
My Brother Comes to Moscow
‘We had had many arguments, but he was my brother; he had always been my brother.’
Canada, Who Are You?
Canada seemed like the perfect country: scenic, peaceful, friendly, progressive. But the country has its dark sides too.
