Were early horror films, with their long, angry processions of the undead, repeating the mass trauma of the First World War, or foreshadowing the coming of the Second?
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Language Acquisition
Diana Spechler recalls fleeing her life in New York City for a new one with a painter in his village in central Mexico.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
An Interview with Sarah Smarsh, Author of ‘Heartland’
The author of “Heartland,” a National Book Award longlisted memoir about growing up poor in rural America, gives her views on politics, identity, and cultural appropriation.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Walls and Fences: A Reading List
Stories about walls and fences, physical and metaphorical.
Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Story
Losers’ Lunch
Dining out with courtsiders, a rogue, impish species in the tennis ecosystem.
Posted inBooks, Food, Nonfiction, Story
“We All Had the Same Acid Flashback at the Same Time”: The New American Cuisine
How the scruffy kids of the ’60s youth movement turned cooking from a shameful job into a lauded profession.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Between Mom and Stepmom
Sarah Menkedick reflects on the very different—and complementary—ways in which her mother and her stepmother have nurtured her.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Ladies Who Were Famous for Wanting to Be Left Alone
The Ladies of Llangollen fell in love, ran away together, and lived a scholarly life of “delicious seclusion” — secluded, that is, except for all the visitors.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Recovering My Fifth Sense
Kavita Das recalls learning to self-advocate as a patient with a cleft palate — and as a child in a family full of doctors.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Recovering My Fifth Sense
Kavita Das recalls learning to self-advocate as a patient with a cleft palate — and as a child in a family full of doctors.
