In the wake of an Australian cartoon about the U.S. Open historian Brooke Newman traces a history of racial caricature.
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On Keeping a Notebook: A Reading List
In this reading list, Jeanne Bonner ruminates on the joys of writing by hand and keeping a notebook.
United States of Conspiracy: An Interview with Anna Merlan
“Most people in America believe in one conspiracy to some extent, but the far end of the pool … is this desire to show that you really do reject all knowable authority.”
Help Us Fund More Original Essays (and Great Art to Go with Them)
Member contributions help us to amplify diverse voices and give chances to new writers.
When Lips Speak for Themselves: A Reading List on Red Lipstick
Red lipstick is more than a cosmetic. In this reading list, Alison Fishburn explores its power.
On Flooding: Drowning the Culture in Sameness
Flooding (v.): Unleashing a mass torrent of the same stories by the same storytellers at the same time, making it almost impossible for anyone but the same select few to rise to the surface.
Women and Pain: A Reading List
“…how do we begin to change the narrative of how women’s pain is perceived, understood, and treated?”
‘I’m Incredulous That People Do This Repeatedly. The Second Book Thing Is So Real.’
Mary H.K. Choi discusses her latest novel, which examines how “holograms and digital envoys” represent us online, and why it feels like her “second book signals the death of my first.”
NFL Scoops From Heaven
Whether ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is dropping #wojbombs, or Adam Schefter is piling NFL scoop after scoop into his Twitter timeline, there are certain reporters who seem to always be the first to know who signed where and for how much money. That is, until Sports Spectrum, a burgeoning Christian website, began to beat the […]
A Cover That Could Launch a Million Retweets
What does a magazine cover mean in the digital age?
