Summer Brennan talks about femininity and suffering, beauty and biology, and the startlingly dark turn she found herself taking when writing about women and power in her new book ‘High Heel.’
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None of the President’s Men
Journalism now is a lot more fear and insecurity and a lot less corduroy and Robert Redford, but you’d never know it from what is projected.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Revisiting My Grandfather’s Garden
During a return trip to Tehran, Mojgan Ghazirad searches for her childhood home and witnesses the damage U.S. sanctions have brought to Iranian lives.
Posted inBooks, Story
A Crocodile In Paris: The Queer Classics of Qiu Miaojin
As the first woman in Chinese literature to come out as openly gay, Qiu Miaojin adopted and humanized the bestial expectations of a cruel public.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How Amazon Exploits Chinese Workers to Crank Out Its Products
How Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, exploits Chinese workers to manufacture Kindles and smart speakers.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Cowards and Accomplices
In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Cowards and Accomplices
In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.
Posted inEditor's Pick
China’s Mistress Dispellers
The mistress, or what is known in Chinese as a xiao san, or “Little Third,” has become a problem in China, and a new job has sprung up to battle these emotional and financial third wheels: the mistress dispeller. Part private investigator, part emotional confident, the mistress dispeller is tasked with ending the relationship by any […]
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Talk Like an Egyptian
Cary Barbor traverses language, culture, and class to connect with her new family.
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
Will Big Pharma Help Save Some of the Oldest Marine Life on Earth?
To save threatened shorebirds, one pharmaceutical biologist had to figure out how to save the crabs they depend on.
