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Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Quotes

Muhammad Ali: Literary Muse

by Sari Botton June 6, 2016October 19, 2022

What made Muhammad Ali such an appealing subject for so many writers.

Posted inBooks, History, Story

When the Movies Went West

by Longreads May 15, 2018October 19, 2022

Scorned by stage actors and mocked by the theater-going upper classes, filmmakers nevertheless developed a bold new art form — but they needed better weather.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Writing

Letters from Trenton

by Thomas Swick July 5, 2018October 19, 2022

While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Writing

Letters from Trenton

by Thomas Swick July 5, 2018October 19, 2022

While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

La Otra

by Longreads June 25, 2018October 19, 2022

When a woman and her daughter moved in next door, Jaquira Díaz found her world was suddenly turned upside down.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

La Otra

by Longreads June 25, 2018October 19, 2022

When a woman and her daughter moved in next door, Jaquira Díaz found her world was suddenly turned upside down.

Posted inEditor's Pick

A South Florida Boxing Rivalry Leads to Cold-Blooded Murder

by Automattic February 24, 2016October 19, 2022

A rivalry between two boxers becomes a one-sided case study in obsession and jealousy, culminating in a fatal bullet wound. Elfrink relays both men’s stories in the wider context of South Florida’s boxing history.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

The Cold War and its Fallout

by Vincent Czyz June 15, 2018October 19, 2022

A son approaching middle age looks back on a volatile relationship with his father.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction

The Cold War and its Fallout

by Vincent Czyz June 15, 2018October 19, 2022

A son approaching middle age looks back on a volatile relationship with his father.

Posted inBlog Post, Story

An Elegy for DNAinfo, Local Media’s First Responders

by Danielle Tcholakian November 13, 2017October 19, 2022

We were the watchdogs, showing up when no one else did.

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