“At home, I was Spanish. At school, American. When mom got angry at us, the ultimate insult would be spewed: ‘Ay! That is so American!’ But outside of the house, while in the presence of my peers, I wanted that to be true. Being so American would mean I would be allowed to wear shorts to school. I would […]
Five longreads about the iconoclastic American writer, director, and activist.
This week, we’re sharing stories from Mstyslav Chernov, Deborah Cohen, Marina Benjamin, Johanna Hoffman, and Gabriella Paiella.
A typo in my great-uncle’s obituary held the key to understanding him.
“Impending parenthood makes you reconsider the context of your own upbringing, and puts the work your parents did into a new light.”
A New York Times veteran considers the art of the obituary and how words give shape to legacies.
How a journalist found her voice as her mother lost hers.
The movie The Thing reminds one woman of her father’s cancer, but she can’t stop watching it every year. Why?
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jason Fagone, Sukhada Tatke, Annie Sand, Starr Davis, and Falene Nurse.
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