Recent books about the American West turn the old frontier myth into a mirage.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Living In These Curated Times
At The Baffler, Thomas Frank looks at the pros and cons and history of what we call “curation.”
Posted inBlog Post, Media, Unapologetic Women
Moira Donegan is the Anti-Katie Roiphe We Need
Katie Roiphe’s moment is over.
Posted inEditor's Pick
How to Use the Internet on the Summit of Everest
A writer travels to Mt. Everest’s base camp to see how technology is changing the world’s highest peak.
Posted inFiction, Reading List
10 Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2018
Must-read stories from Han Kang, Porochista Khakpour, and Min Jin Lee.
Posted inEditor's Pick
A City Is Not a Computer
Urban theorists and tech accelerators are asking what cities would look like if people built new ones from the ground up with innovation and the internet at their core, but can we treat cities the way we treat startups and technology?
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
Women Are Relating to James Comey’s Senate Testimony
Comey wrote about attempting to avoid being alone with President Trump.
Posted inNonfiction, Story, Writing
Hierarchy of Needs
Angela Palm learns to find joy in a world filled with suffering.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Reading List
Unreal Estate: A Reading List About Our Shifting Vision of Home
In an age of economic and political instability, what do the spaces we dwell in say about us?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
She Got Hacked So You Don’t Have To
At GQ, Sarah Jeong willingly got “spearphished,” a sophisticated email hack that uses your trust against you.
