Writer Sarah Betancourt explores her connections to Espiritismo and Santeria.
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Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
On Not Being Able to Read
In law school, they told me I wouldn’t be able to read anymore. That the pleasure of the text, like a lover in a non-law degree, would slowly grow opaque to me.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Planet Is Pissed and Wants You Outta Here
Massive volcanic events are the cause of most global mass extinctions. When will the next one destroy life on earth?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Dangers of Being a Tiny Island
After a few rich outsiders bought the Island of Eigg, the islanders bought their island back.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Story
Dawn of Dianetics: L. Ron Hubbard, John W. Campbell, and the Origins of Scientology
Read an excerpt adapted from Alec Nevala-Lee’s book, Astounding.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
How Tiny, Yet Über-Efficient Spider Brains Can Improve Computer Technology
Big brains offer no advantage in the animal kingdom.
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Ugly, Bitter, and True
After years of feeling hopeless and barely human, one talented writer manages to find her will to live.
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Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist
But he died before he could finish his book on natural history. As Emerson put it, Thoreau “depart[ed] out of Nature before… he has been really shown to his peers for what he is.”
Posted inNonfiction
The Rub of Rough Sex
Chelsea G. Summers considers the ways in which outwardly ‘progressive’ men like former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman use kink as a cover for abuse.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story
Here is My Heart
Long after the shooting at her old high school, Megan Stielstra worries about her father’s heart. Part one of a three-part series on gun violence.
