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Present Tense: The Long Shadow of an Eating DisorderÂ
Eating disorders never truly go away. They just go quiet. For a while.
Posted inNewsletter
Sitting in the Waiting Room
“We wait constantly, for a variety of outcomes and eventualities, some of which we can’t see coming.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Neither Here Nor There
“For most of my lifetime, Flushing was the humble immigrant enclave that could.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
Life Advice from Jazz Genius Sonny Rollins
“Live your life now in a positive way. Help people if you can. Don’t hurt people. That works perfectly for me, man.”
Posted inNonfiction
The Excesses of Compassion: A Reading List on Fallen Gurus
Stories about spiritual teachers who lose their way.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Best Friend’s Murder Was a Tabloid Circus. Now, I’m Looking for the Truth.
“When Nicole DuFresne was killed in New York in 2005, the media twisted the narrative by latching onto a phrase that fell out of her mouth: ‘What are you going to do, shoot us?'”
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Odd Birds
“In an era where gender identity and sexual orientation can get you a beating by bullies or shot dead in a nightclub, writer Shane Mitchell celebrates otherness — and a great-aunt who lived her life with courage and gusto.”
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Ian MacKaye’s Worn-Out Sneakers
Work-ethic wisdom from Fugazi and Ibram X. Kendi.
