Abigail Rasminsky dreamed of becoming a professional dancer. Then she got hurt.
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Maybe We’re the Circle
Megan Stielstra and Nicole Piasecki talk about the shooting that changed their lives, who owns the story, and what to do with fear. Part three of a three-part series on gun violence.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Ina Garten Does It Herself Choire Sicha | Eater | Sept. 30, 2015 |Â 19 minutes (4,783 words) The fascinating story of Ina […]
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Unfollow Adrian Chen | The New Yorker | Nov. 16, 2015 |Â 42 minutes (10,643 words) How social media changed the beliefs of […]
An Ode to Black Families: A Reading List
This narrative of the black family in America always been inadequate. It has never told the full story of what I know about black love.
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
The Currency of Cars: How to Leave a Husband
The rickety ’98 Volvo wagon didn’t look like much, but it provided Debbie Weingarten and her children safe passage to a new life.
On Beauty: A Reading List About Makeup
Beauty criticism analyzes the ways we can subvert a society that would have us subsumed by self-loathing. We use the tools we’ve been given. Makeup, then, can be a weapon. And it can be damn fun.
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
My Grandfather’s Fateful Goodbye, Reimagined
Karissa Chen tries to reconstruct the moment her grandfather, at 19, left Shanghai for Taiwan on a supposed vacation—a decision that would alter his life forever.

