Maris Kreizman dreamed of attending performing arts camp, but she ended up homesick at diabetes camp instead.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Dress You Up in My Love
Doree Shafrir reflects on how Halloween changed for her after struggling with infertility.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘In a Marriage, You Grow Around Each Other’: An Interview with Tessa Hadley
Tessa Hadley on gaining the sense of authority she needed to write fiction, the authors whose work opens the door for her to write, and the way we are formed by our connections with other people.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Writing for the Movies: A Letter from Hollywood, 1962
In this classic essay about a classic American art form, legendary screenwriter Daniel Fuchs reflects on his lifetime learning the trade.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Case for the Subways
In every other city on earth, underground transit is revered as a national wonder: Hong Kong’s expects 99.9 percent of its trains to run on time, London is moving towards driverless trains, even Los Angeles has invested in its underground mass transit, despite having one of the largest freeway systems in the country. But New York’s […]
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Amateur Investigators of the American West
When 66-year-old Bill Ewasko got lost near Joshua Tree National Park, the case spawned a network of amateur investigators obsessed with finding him.
Posted inFood, Highlight, Quotes
The Best Food Is Somewhere Else
Why foodies, tourists, and investors love disappearing restaurants.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
A Person Alone: Leaning Out with Ottessa Moshfegh
Leaning in doesn’t work in real life. When I was writing, I kind of hoped that it would. I think I hoped that the answers are always within me. And when I reached the end of the book, it was like: there are no answers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, History, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Karina Longworth on the Women Caught in Howard Hughes’ Hollywood Web of Gossip
Howard Hughes used gossip, spies and money to control Hollywood’s women for nearly 60 years. Karina Longworth critically examines the Golden Age’s gossip to stop his false narratives from becoming our history.
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The Rising Tide of Wrongful Convictions
Wrongful convictions are not isolated events. They happen in every state. They happen multiple times a week. Here’s a breakdown of how and why the innocent are locked up in America.
