“For screenwriters like me—and job seekers all over—AI gig work is the new waiting tables.”
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The Clippening
“‘Clippers’ cut up podcasts, videos, and events into infinite shorter versions. How long can they ride the algorithms?”
The Desert Safety Net
“Every winter, tens of thousands of Americans migrate to public lands in the Arizona desert. For a growing number, it’s not a vacation—it’s the only housing they can afford.”
The Hiding Man of Griffith Park
“A guerrilla artist has made the Eastside his canvas. His medium: Strange signs.”
My Life as a Sex Worker at a Nevada Brothel
“Men come to me for sex, yes. But in an age of profound loneliness and disconnection, they turn out to be looking for so much more.”
How Everest Has Changed Since Into Thin Air
“Scaling the world’s highest mountain is a very different experience than it was when I climbed it.”
ISpyForGood
“On any given day I was seen as both valuable and disposable, sometimes oscillating between these in the same hour.”
The Life and Times of an American Tween
“In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.”
I Want to Live Like Costco People
“Some of us are crying in H Mart; some of us are mourning in Costco.”
Ever New
“In Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s music, the present moment is an astonishing, improbable gift.”
