Nicole Piasecki writes a letter to the wife of the shooter who killed her father. Part two of a three-part series on gun violence.
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We Are Scientists
A scientist examines the connections between his Indian immigrant father and the brilliant but overlooked Indian scientist Yellapragada Subbarow.
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List
Ahead by a Century: A Gord Downie Reading List
Five pieces about Gord Downie, a man who used his last two years to build a better Canada.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Weighing the Costs — and Occasional Benefits — of Ethnic Ambiguity
Aram Mrjoian reflects on his experiences of being part Armenian in America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Writing for the Movies: A Letter from Hollywood, 1962
In this classic essay about a classic American art form, legendary screenwriter Daniel Fuchs reflects on his lifetime learning the trade.
Posted inBooks, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, First Chapters, Nonfiction
A New Yorker, and a Sick Person
In an excerpt from her memoir, Porochista Khakpour recalls fashioning herself after her artist aunt’s example.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, First Chapters, Nonfiction, Story
A New Yorker, and a Sick Person
In an excerpt from her memoir, Porochista Khakpour recalls fashioning herself after her artist aunt’s example.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Sports, Story, Unapologetic Women, Uncategorized
A Woman’s Work: Home Economics* (*I Took Woodworking Instead)
Carolita Johnson tallies the costs and benefits of love and cohabitation as a woman artist living in a patriarchy.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story
The Hospital Where
When accompanying his father to the emergency room, a writer reflects on how he developed his talent — and why that’s a story he can never tell his father.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Inside the Murky World of Essential Oils
Essential oils have become a big business, with some distributors selling their products with unfounded claims.
