When we reach for our limits, what is it that we ultimately grasp?
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Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
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“I Had to Face the Blues Every Day”
Soul and gospel singer Candi Staton let no hardship stand in the way of her voice, one that helped define the music of her generation.
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Getting Up When You Fall From the Sky
“Fear coursed through my veins. A horrible metallic taste, worse than bile, rose in my throat. The taste of terror.”
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‘We Are Alive’: Six Longreads About Music
The soundtrack of my life goes back a long way. Here are six longreads about music, for the love of it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
RIP Little Richard, the ‘Self-Proclaimed King and Queen of Rock & Roll’
There are miracles everywhere if you know where to look. And know how to listen: A wop-bop-a-loo-mop-a-lop-bam-boom!
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Debt Demands a Body
“The future that debt chose for me — indeed the future it chooses for many people — included a lot of shame, confusion, and pain.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Photographing the Collective Experience of Self-Isolation
“The photographer hopes his brief visits…can help break the oppressive monotony of a seemingly endless day, stretching on without distractions from the outside world.”
