When attempting to write a review of the official Susan Sontag biography, our reviewer finds himself on shaky ground after learning new information about the author.
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A Reading List to Celebrate World Breast Pumping Day
Here’s a reading list to celebrate World Breast Pumping Day on January 27.
Posted inCrime, Feature, Food, Nonfiction, Story
The Caviar Con
When caviar-crazed Eastern Europeans flocked to Warsaw, Missouri to poach eggs from a vulnerable species of fish, federal agents went undercover and spent two years to build a case against them.
Posted inFeature, Sports, Story
The Gymnast’s Position
Aimee Trepanier was proud to showcase the pose that started her 1993 gymnastics floor routine in a billboard ad off I-15 in Salt Lake City. But when Utahns looked up, that’s not what they saw.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Good Bad Wives of Ozark and House of Cards
What if a TV antihero and his wife were partners instead of rivals?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Commentary, Culture, Current Events
Reading with Kiese Laymon’s “Heavy”
“Heavy” confronts generations of Black art.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story
True Crime and the Trash Balance
True crime has a reputation for being trashy, but a recent renaissance has it tipping into advocacy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Janelle Monáe’s New Music Teases a Queer, Femme Sensibility
Singer Janelle Monáe’s first full-length album in five years, “Dirty Computer,” takes an explicit look at sexual expression and female identity.
Posted inNonfiction
The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez
In the story of one Mexican-American woman’s life, we can see the whole tragic story of the US-Mexico border’s transformation from a simple chain-link fence to a humanitarian crisis.
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The World of Nora Ephron: A Reading List
Seven stories about the journalist and director, on the 20th anniversary of the release of the film, “You’ve Got Mail.”
