What makes a secret society? Is it the codes and the handshakes, the physical language?
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Doughnuts, Witches and Start-Ups: Five Stories About Secret Subcultures
What makes a secret society? Is it the codes and the handshakes, the physical language?
Posted inNonfiction
Birth—and Rebirth—after Bulimia
In pregnancy, writer Judy Tsuei found herself confronting the eating disorder she’d recovered from and her Chinese-American upbringing—and in the process, rebirthing herself as the kind of mother her daughter would need her to be.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
“BRAAAM!”: The Sound that Invaded the Hollywood Soundtrack
How Inception changed the way we listen to movies.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Life of a Teen Beauty Pageant Host
Has Zak Slemmer found his calling? He’s not sure.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Art World: Like Time Travel for Women
It’s strange, in the years of Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer changing comedy, and Tina Fey making room in TV, and Hillary Clinton making her cicada-like, quadrennial return, to pan the camera across the rigid men’s club of the arts. From the Chelsea galleries to the spring and fall auctions at Sotheby’s and Christie’s (which […]
Posted inEditor's Pick
‘Let’s Never Apologize for Anything’: Comedy Actress Roundtable
A Hollywood Reporter conversation between Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer, Gina Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Kate McKinnon.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Resolving to Read, Write, and Travel More in 2016
The things Emily is reading to help her with her 2016 resolutions for reading, writing, and traveling.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Resolving to Read, Write, and Travel More in 2016
The things Emily is reading to help her with her 2016 resolutions for reading, writing, and traveling.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Speakeasy
A lifelong comedy fan spends a week at Marty’s, a bleak Hollywood comedy club that specializes in open-mic stand-up.
