My friend Sam went back to Brooklyn and his gang of peculiar white buddies watching their endless Stanley Kubrick film festival. I shall not see him again.
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Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Tale of Two Vegases
Gayle Brandeis takes two trips to Sin City with her mother — one while her mother is delusional.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
A Tale of Two Vegases
Gayle Brandeis takes two trips to Sin City with her mother — one while her mother is delusional.
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List, Unapologetic Women
The Mastery and Magic of Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah
With her profiles of Toni Morrison, Dave Chapelle, James Baldwin, and more, Ghansah is an unparalleled chronicler of black excellence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Profiles & Interviews
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories by Sarah Menkedick, Adam Davidson, Ross Andersen, Victor Luckerson, and Tara Murtha.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews
Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne
“If you’re doing something small, something that’s mostly your labor and vision, then stick to what makes you satisfied.”
Posted inBooks, Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Daughter as Detective
A bibliophile tries to understand her father through his favorite Swedish mystery books.
Posted inNonfiction
It Isn’t That Shocking
Popular culture likes to depict electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as sinister and dangerous. Leslie Kendall Dye reflects on the myths surrounding the treatment that saved her life.
