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Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Story
Defeating the Celluloid Axis
The invisible language of film permeates Christian Kracht’s “The Dead,” prose that is neutral and shot through with so much darkness, you occasionally can’t find the light.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Lizzie Presser, Linda Villarosa, Maurice Chammah, Mike Giglio, and Will Storr.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
The Organ Transplant Story You Don’t Hear
Ten years ago, James “Bo” Calvert received a transplant to replace his only kidney. Now that kidney is failing.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Chasing Drinks with Lies, and Lies with Drinks
Katie MacBride recalls her last days using alcohol before getting sober.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Chasing Drinks with Lies, and Lies with Drinks
Katie MacBride recalls her last days using alcohol before getting sober.
Posted inEditor's Pick
California Dreaming
A profile of restaurant chef Jessica Koslow, who owns Sqirl, a hip L.A. restaurant that serves “grain bowls and hashes and salads” that “scream with acid and spice and herbs and the funk of fermentation.” Bull looks at the fetishization of “California food” and the lure of living in Southern California.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Chimayó
Esmé Weijun Wang discovers a new interpretation of faith while on two kindred pilgrimages: one to find an accurate medical diagnosis, one to a sacred site in New Mexico.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Great Exception
“We’ve got the scientists. We’ve got the universities. We have the national labs. We have a lot of political clout and sophistication for the battle. And we will persevere,” says California governor Jerry Brown. This first piece in a series explores the relationship between the Golden State and Donald Trump’s Washington.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘We Have a Lot of Firepower — and We Will Persevere’: California vs. Trump
In the first piece in a series at The California Sunday Magazine, Andy Kroll sets out to explore the relationship between California and Donald Trump’s Washington.
