This week critics have looked to Huysmans, Camus and Jean-Philippe Toussaint for COVID-era inspiration.
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This Week in Books: (Terrified, aside to Cassilda.) No mask? No mask!
“Oh, all the one-way tickets! / I haven’t found anything / more sorrowful than you / in the pockets of the world.”
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The Slur I Never Expected to Hear in 2020
As Coronavirus leads to a rise in racism, Cathy Park Hong, author of the essay collection, “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning,” reviews the history of slurs and hate crimes against Asians in America, and catalogues the growing number of them here and around the world — including her own experience of being called a […]
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Bonds Beyond Language
Twins have bonds that exist beyond words, and they fill the gaps left by what cannot be said.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
The Heart Wing
The muscle that never stops, until the very end. Is your heart a hardworking pump or a mystic miracle?
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‘Some Things Never Leave You’: Christian Livermore on Poverty’s Indelible Marks
“For me, passing means trying to be anything other than what I was, and what I fear so desperately I always will be: poor white trash.”
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This Month in Books: The Decameron Is Online
We can all quarantine alone, together, in one big villa in the cloud.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Brett Forrest, Lizzie Presser, Ahmet Altan, Lisa Miller, and James K. Williamson.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Emily Giambalvo, Maureen Tkacik, Zuzana Justman, Jennifer Colville, and Roshani Chokshi.
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Curator Spotlight: Robert Sanchez on Highlighting Notable Storytelling from City Magazines Across the U.S.
The longtime writer at Denver’s 5280 magazine talks about City Reads, the stellar work published by fellow journalists, and the intimate experience of reading thousands of solidarity letters mailed from across the country, demanding justice for Elijah McClain.
