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“Accommodating the dead, like accommodating the living, has always entailed a head-on collision with the awkward reality that we have a finite amount of physical space.” Okay, yes, sure, maybe you weren’t expecting a quote about dead bodies to kick off your Friday morning. But I assure you that our new feature, “Disneyland of the […]
“What is a city without its people, its history, its intimate relationships, its land and public spaces? If every place becomes any place, what difference does it make?”
“It also showed me a kind of pedagogy that exists in our communities. There are no grades in these moments, only stories and sometimes another pair of hands to guide your way.”
“Once the province of retirees, miniatures are now trending on TikTok, starring on reality television, and selling for six figures.”
“Living with my mother, we get free child care and help with expenses. But all those perks come at a cost.”
Tailing a robotaxi for hours and hours is weird. And revelatory. And jealousy-inducing. But a driverless world is coming for all of us. So close the door and buckle up.
“Beauty services have provided a form of resistance and of refuge — even as Russian missiles continue to rain down.”
A mysterious YouTube video gave thousands of people a place to breathe. Then it vanished.
“Invite writers and readers in—magic will follow.” Six years ago, I published my first essay as an editor for Longreads. Margot Harris’s “Under the Knife” opens with a scene of cupcakes shaped like private parts (and goes on to discuss the guilt of having cosmetic surgery as a feminist). What a privilege, I thought at […]
“The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.”
