Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars
Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
The Dead End on My Record Shelf
I believed that there was no music existing in the world with an unbroken connection to its original context. I was wrong.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Why Russia’s Heroin Addicts Are Going Through Hell
Russia’s aversion to harm reduction as a strategy to combat drug addiction has led to an HIV epidemic. In Yekaterinburg — the fourth largest city in Russia with a population of 1.5 million people — one in 50 are HIV positive. In Russia, addiction is considered a “moral sickness” and methadone is illegal — “a […]
Posted inCurrent Events, Science & Nature
Swabbing Filthy Surfaces for Tomorrow’s Cures
As the world faces a global health catastrophe from drug-resistant microbes, one scientists is searching the natural world for the antibiotics of the future.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Story
More than Make-Work
A jobs guarantee is a messy, awkward, good idea.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Joan Didion and the Nature of Narrative
Assessing Joan Didion’s legacy reveals a fascination with the nature of narrative that often supersedes the author’s subjects.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Next Level of Commitment: Revealing our Money Secrets
Vanessa Golenia contemplates the ins-and-outs of merging finances as the higher earner — and bigger spender — in her (heterosexual) relationship.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Rainbow Railroad to Canada for Gay Chechen Men
Canada is taking in gay Chechen men subject to persecution, the risk to Canada-Russia relations be damned.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes, Travel
The Business of Building a Country’s Brand
A whole sector of the marketing industry shapes stories about nations and cities to shape our opinions about place.
