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“I think of Tomm every time the sunlight shines on R’s face. He is not Tomm’s replacement and Tomm is not his shadow. My son has added to the pile of glimmers that make me remember my brother.” Author Maria Zorn and I share one thing in common: We both lost our brothers unexpectedly. Grief […]
Six stories on the shady side of scholarship.
“Off the California seaboard, ocean and sky create a phenomenon that has long defined life along the coast.”
“Channel 5 has gone from upstart YouTube channel to undeniably influential reporting powerhouse. And they’re just getting started.”
“It’s more than fifty years on from our declaration of a war on narcotics, and people are getting higher on more destructive shit than ever.”
“There were an estimated 1,900 unhoused people living in Venice, and Rose Avenue was the nexus of that community.”
“There are bookshelves in every room of my home except the bathroom, and I often squirrel away small books as emergency reading to be carried in purses and backpacks, for buses, trains, and waiting rooms.” Well, here we are. We’ve been rounding up our five favorite stories of the week for more than 12 years […]
The author of The Beginning Comes After the End talks about jackrabbits, her own “informational hypervigilance,” and the one word she won’t stop using.
An exploration of scale, limits, and care—featuring our new essay “By All Measures” and this week’s Top 5 reads.
“The whole financial underpinnings of gas stations are starting to crumble.”
