Smartphones have altered the texture of everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition.
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My Mongolian Spot
An ephemeral birthmark is a rare gift, connecting me to generations spanning the centuries.
My Grandfather’s Fateful Goodbye, Reimagined
Karissa Chen tries to reconstruct the moment her grandfather, at 19, left Shanghai for Taiwan on a supposed vacation—a decision that would alter his life forever.
A Sociology of the Smartphone
Smartphones have altered the texture of everyday life, digesting many longstanding spaces and rituals, and transforming others beyond recognition.
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
On Becoming a Woman Who Knows Too Much
Through my education I’d become a trusted source of specialized knowledge. But how could I become the kind of leader who is surrounded with people like me?
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
A Shot in the Arm
Why would a tenure-track professor find himself selling his plasma to make rent? A story about debt in the academic world.
On Becoming a Woman Who Knows Too Much
Through my education I’d become a trusted source of specialized knowledge. But how could I become the kind of leader who is surrounded with people like me?
American Gun Culture Is Literally Killing Us: A Reading List
It is impossible to talk about guns without talk about race, class, and gender. This list is only the beginning.
