As the current oil boom attests. West Texas’ oil deposits come with high social and environmental costs.
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An American City, Inhabited Yet Abandoned
“Not a single person was killed on the day of the rioting. But the following month, May, would conclude with 41 homicides — the most the city had experienced in a month since the 1970s.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Carly Rae Jepsen’s Exhilarating, Emotionally Intelligent Pop Music
Although music often involves emotional expression, pop star Carly Rae Jepsen has built a career and a persona out of big, unguarded emotions, a range that could be called “too muchness,” which is just right for some of us.
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Facebook Isn’t the Same as “The Internet” Except When It Is
What happens when a tool created by a bunch of developers in California becomes the main news source of a country 7,000 miles away? Nothing good.
Posted inHighlight, Quotes
Into the Mouth of Madness and Out Again, Alive
“The pool drill, the rock drill, the sedation drill. Everything is done. Everything but the thing that’s never been done.”
Posted inNonfiction
So Much More Than Enough
My favorite director, Lynn Shelton, died suddenly this month at the age of 54. Did the spirit of indie filmmaking go with her?
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Live Through This: Courtney Love at 55
Lisa Whittington-Hill on why Courtney Love deserves to be the girl with the most cake.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
Frenzied Woman
Cinelle Barnes considers how the chaos and discipline of dance kept the disparate parts of her being stitched together.
Posted inBooks
This Month in Books: ‘I Don’t Want To Become a Giant Insect!’
This month’s books newsletter is a bodily affair.
Posted inEditor's Pick
How Do You Recover After Millions Have Watched You Overdose?
Police departments and amateur videographers are filming drug addicted people in active overdose and posting the footage on social media in an attempt to publicly shame users to get clean. The reality? Drug addiction is complicated and humiliation isn’t always effective.
