Read an excerpt adapted from Alec Nevala-Lee’s book, Astounding.
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Albania’s Blood Feuds
In northern Albania, vengeance is justice, but does it get people something besides more pain?
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
To Post, or Not to Post?
Eloghosa Osunde contemplates the role of marginalized artists in online activism.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
To Post, or Not to Post?
Eloghosa Osunde contemplates the role of marginalized artists in online activism.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Writing
The Stuff That Came Between Mom and Me: A Story About Hoarding
Mom would make excuses about not having cleaned the house. I knew they were lies. I knew her house was full.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
The Stuff That Came Between Mom and Me: A Story About Hoarding
Mom would make excuses about not having cleaned the house. I knew they were lies. I knew her house was full.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Love and Terror of Nick Cave
When musician Nick Cave’s son Arthur died, Cave dealt with his grief the only way he knew how: by continuing to write music. “Songwriting is an immensely positive act,” Cave said, “nothing to do with sadness or depression, no matter what you’re writing about.” A film made about the new album’s recording offers a penetrating portrait […]
Posted inBooks, Current Events, History, Nonfiction, Story
Above It All: How the Court Got So Supreme
Secrecy and speechifying, collegiality and hierarchy, exceptionalism and opulence on the Supreme Court.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Current Events, Story
Listening for a Way Out
Growing up, Niya Marie sought refuge in Whitney Houston’s ethereal notes; as an adult, Marie found recognition in her silences.
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When Newspapers Cover the Private Lives of Nazis
Ordinary details can furnish a room, they can set a table, they can fill the time between hushed meetings of planned genocide.
