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‘If an Animal Talks, I’m Sold’: An Interview with Ann and Jeff Vandermeer
Ann and Jeff Vandermeer discuss talking animals, the weird/fantasy divide, and the ‘rate of fey’ as an organizing principle in their new anthology of classic fantasy.
Posted inReading List
I Will Outlive My Cat: A Reading List on Pet Death
Alison Fishburn shares seven longreads on how humans experience the death of their pets.
Posted inNonfiction
Soli/dairy/ty
As a nursing mother newly exposed to the harsh realities of milk production, Liza Monroy reconsiders the dairy cow, and questions the meaning of compassion.
Posted inBooks, Highlight, Science & Nature, Story
‘The Fledglings Are Out!’
“Peering in, I see that last week’s eggs are now chicks. Tiny bright-yellow beaks, mouths opening and closing silently. This is the magic.”
Posted inUncategorized
Final Girl, Terrible Place
I was expecting a handy theory. What I found was a way of seeing that would help me decode a script I’d been stuck in for much of my life.
Posted inEditor's Pick
She Draws Deeply Human Characters. They’re Just Animals.
“[A]t school, she pretended that she was a horse. This did not help integrate her into the mainstream of child society, but privately she expressed confidence in her choice.”
Posted inNonfiction
House of the Century
Daisy Alioto reconsiders the nature of architecture while researching window alarms.
Posted inNonfiction
Queens of Infamy: Isabella of France
Married off at age 12, Isabella put up with her husband’s shenanigans over decades. Eventually, the She-Wolf of France had had enough.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Can Mickey Mouse Coexist with Bears, Panthers, and Alligators?
“The treasures of wild Florida — landscapes, waterways, flora, and fauna — will soon disappear without drastic efforts to save them.”
