In this classic essay about a classic American art form, legendary screenwriter Daniel Fuchs reflects on his lifetime learning the trade.
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Posted inCrime, Current Events, education, Nonfiction, Story
The Battle Over Teaching Chicago’s Schools About Police Torture and Reparations
A little-known city law has educators figuring out how to talk to eighth and tenth grade students about the history of Chicago police abuse.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Strongest Woman in the Room
A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Strongest Woman in the Room
A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
Vladimir Nabokov’s Other Favorite Crime
While the Sally Horner case gave ‘Lolita’ its main character, the Edward Grammer case gave the book an almost perfect murder.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
Sam Lipsyte on ‘Mental Archery,’ the Quest for Certainty, and Where All the Money Went
“It’s difficult to say what you really think. You’re too aware of the traps, the dead ends, the cul-de-sacs of utterance: all the ways we let cliché steer us in a certain direction, force us to say not quite what we mean…”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Falling for My Booty Call
Sarah Kasbeer reflects on a history of hookups — and why they left her cold.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Regarding Joan Miró
How can the life of a famous surrealist painter be so drabbly predictable?
Posted inArts & Culture, History, Science & Nature, Story
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Pearls
Born from irritation and intrusion, luminous and complex, surprisingly durable: pearls are rich with symbolism and saturated with pain.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story
If You Were a Sack of Cumin
In the midst of the Syrian Civil War, three grown siblings attempt to fulfill their father’s final wish. The journey is dangerous, but that’s no surprise; nowadays, death is always hard work.
