Billie Jean King once tried to find a sustainable business model for feminist sports coverage. Then women’s fitness tried to revive the swimsuit model.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Roxane Gay, Katherine Heiny, Alexandra Starr, Dionne Searcey, and Anna Silman.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes, Sports
Widespread Abuse in Kids’ Sports Shows How Institutions Enable Predators
Institutions like to plead ignorance whenever allegations of sex abuse become public, but they’re often complicit.
Posted inBlog Post, Uncategorized
It’s Never Too Late to Apologize
Bari Weiss, Bret Stephens, and Katie Roiphe have to try to be better, right along with the rest of us.
Posted inEditor's Pick
How Eclipse Chasers Are Putting a Small Kentucky Town on the Map
Hopkinsville sits 11 miles from where the sun, moon and earth will form a straight line during this summer’s total solar eclipse. Locals predict that the 33,000 person town’s position will attract enough stargazers to triple its existence. As any Olympic city can tell you, popularity comes with a cost.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Essays & Criticism
Surviving Depression
What can you do for a loved one with depression? Sometimes presence can make all the difference in the world.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
The Country Where Fútbol Comes First
Uruguay, a small nation with a deep-seated passion for soccer, is the inspiration for any underdog vying to win a World Cup.
Posted inBooks, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
“Our cultures are not dead and our civilizations have not been destroyed. Our present tense is evolving as rapidly and creatively as everyone else’s.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Los Angeles Plays Itself
In this land of constant reinvention, a longtime resident walks the streets to understand what the city was and what it’s becoming.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
The Power in Knowing: Black Women, HIV, and the Realities of Safe Sex
An invitation to appear in a PSA prompts Minda Honey to reflect on the responsibilities of safe sex, and her imperfect past.
