Popular culture likes to depict electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as sinister and dangerous. Leslie Kendall Dye reflects on the myths surrounding the treatment that saved her life.
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In a League of His Own: One Man’s Mission to Make Moviegoing Fun Again
Alamo Drafthouse creator Tim League wants to make moviegoing fun again.
God and Stone: One Woman Explores Her Armenian Roots
A young woman reconnects with her family’s ancestral home.
Hating Big Pharma Is Good, But Supply-Side Epidemic Theory Is Killing People
New books about the opioid crisis — “Dopesick,” “Fight for Space” and “American Fix” — have different ideas about who’s to blame and what to do next. Our critic says regulating supply can have deadly consequences, and we need to address users’ pain.
‘A Boy with No Backstory’: One Teenager’s Transition
For three years, Casey Parks chronicled the life of Jay, a transgender teenager in Washington State. This is the first installment in a three-part series for the Oregonian.
Ten Translations of Care
Mary Wang recalls the ways in which she and her family in China conspired to hide her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis from her.
Ten Translations of Care
Mary Wang recalls the ways in which she and her family in China conspired to hide her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis from her.
Bending the Straight Line of Queer History
Recent novels by Alan Hollinghurst, John Boyne, and Tim Murphy experiment with the idea of progress over time.
Tennis vs. Tennis
German tennis player Andrea Petkovic meets the band.
Born Again
“Rebirth therapy” was meant to help a troubled girl start over, but it ended her life instead.
