This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, David Ewing Duncan, Steve Silberman, Anna Wiener, and David Marchese.
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Endurance: It’s All in Your Head, Apparently
“But what if extreme athletes are the worst sources of wisdom, and that is precisely what makes them fascinating?”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Frailty, Thy Name Is Immigration Control
Quoting Shakespeare isn’t new, but using it in court to fight Trump’s immigration control is.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Media, Nonfiction, Story
When American Media Was (Briefly) Diverse
An economic downturn in 2008 shuttered numerous publications and further marginalized people of color in an already minimally integrated industry. But in the 90’s and early-aughts, multicultural publications flourished, providing an alternative model for journalism that bears remembering.
Posted inReading List, Uncategorized
To Reflect, To Love, and To Protest: A Pride Month Reading List
A roundup of longreads to celebrate Pride Month.
Posted inHighlight, investigations, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Fertility Doctor’s Secret Children
Donald Cline justified his deception with choice bible verses, so that makes everything okay.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Can the Jaguars’ Unique Biology Help It Survive On Our Over-Populated Planet?
By avoiding confrontations with humans, and using water and edge-lands, jaguars might be ideally suited to surviving the modern world.
Posted inFeature, Reading List
Location, Location, Location: Six Stories on Moving House
Jacqueline Alnes explores identity and privilege in these six stories about moving house.
Posted inNonfiction
Queens of Infamy: Njinga
The Portuguese colonizers of West Central Africa learned it the hard way: you mess with the Queen of Ndongo and Matamba at your own peril.
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Menace Too Society
Cancel culture suggests we can change the world from the outside in, but the misogyny and racism are coming from inside the house.
