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Game of Crones
It wasn’t entirely Laura Lippman’s idea to become a mother in her 50s. But when it happened, she leaned in hard.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
On Beauty: A Reading List About Makeup
Beauty criticism analyzes the ways we can subvert a society that would have us subsumed by self-loathing. We use the tools we’ve been given. Makeup, then, can be a weapon. And it can be damn fun.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Edward Gorey: A Highly Conjectural Man
When asked if there was “anything people don’t understand” about him, Gorey responded: “Yes. No. Yes. No.” A new biography by Mark Dery attempts to sort myth from reality.
Posted inCrime, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Uncategorized
How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border
While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Confessions of a Lapsed Catholic Dancer
Kate Branca considers the body as an instrument of faith.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Full Disclosure: A Reading List About Confessions
In these six stories, a drunk driver confesses via viral video, an ex-Catholic returns to confession, a high-school cheater reveals her indiscretions, and more.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
On Beauty: A Reading List About Makeup
Beauty criticism analyzes the ways we can subvert a society that would have us subsumed by self-loathing. We use the tools we’ve been given. Makeup, then, can be a weapon. And it can be damn fun.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Full Disclosure: A Reading List About Confessions
In these six stories, a drunk driver confesses via viral video, an ex-Catholic returns to confession, a high-school cheater reveals her indiscretions, and more.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
Stalin’s Scheherazade
An opportunistic literary caper became a lifelong con — with no possibility of escape.
