While the Sally Horner case gave ‘Lolita’ its main character, the Edward Grammer case gave the book an almost perfect murder.
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The Revolution…Without Prince
Hoping to reconnect to their love for the iconic musician, Kevin Sampsell and an old girlfriend go to hear his best known band play without him.
Posted inReading List
Revisiting the #MeToo Movement: A Reading List
#MeToo isn’t just a moment, it’s a movement. And there’s a lot of work yet to do.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Odetta Holmes’ Album One Grain of Sand
The singular singer released her groundbreaking album in 1963, the same year as the March on Washington, and used her art and appearance as weapons in the Civil Rights struggle.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story
The Science of Dreaming
Science journalist Alice Robb on why we need to take our dreams seriously.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Power of Shutting Up and Sitting in Silence
Kathryn Smith went to an Ashram, and it made her feel better about everything.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Power of Shutting Up and Sitting in Silence
Kathryn Smith went to an Ashram, and it made her feel better about everything.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Disease of Deceit
Friends don’t let friends lie about having cancer.
Posted inStory
‘What Is Missing Is Her Soul’: Women and Art, Girls and Men
In a new book, Camille Laurens examines the life of the model for Degas’ masterpiece, “Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen.” But there’s still so much we don’t know.
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How to Not Die in America
Molly Osberg’s harrowing essay—a mysterious illness that wastes away her body in days and nearly threatens her life—outlines in painstaking detail how (or if) she would have survived and recovered from her ordeal without medical insurance or a safety net.
