The commodification of female friendship began in the suburban living room. Today, it’s booming online.
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What’s Left at the Bottom of Pandora’s Box
When writer Dale Maharidge and photographer Matt Black traveled through California, Ohio, and Maine to labor alongside the working poor, t hey found lots of things they expected — long hours, low pay, financial uncertainty — and one thing th ey didn’t: hope.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Quotes
‘My Name Is Emily, and I’m a White Supremacist.’
“The very foundations of my way of life are in white supremacy, and the list of microaggressions I have committed, and will no doubt continue to commit in spite of my “good intentions” for as long as I’m alive, is virtually endless.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Culinary Education of Mr. Mozzarella Sticks
A GQ writer whose diet typically consists of chicken fingers and waffle fries receives lessons on food and cooking from the highly regarded chef, Daniel Boulud.
Posted inArts & Culture, History, Unapologetic Women
It Takes a Village: A ‘Village Voice’ Reading List
The paper redefined the alt-weekly and introduced readers to a new kind of journalist and critic.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
How Food Can Be a Platform for Activism
Food activist Shakirah Simley lays out her philosophy for a ‘good food movement’ that prioritizes racial equality.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Day Care (and Its Discontents): A Reading List
Eight stories about modern-day child care, from 24/7 facilities to Montessori wonderlands.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Taking Up Smoking at the End of the World
In his late twenties, John Sherman finds a new fondness for cigarettes, despite everything he was ever taught about them.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Sober Utopia: A Radical Rehab Experiment
At Pacific Standard, Will McGrath reports on Fort Lyon — “a Betty Ford Center for the homeless — a radical experiment to rehabilitate some of society’s most vulnerable members.”
Posted ininvestigations, Nonfiction, Story
The Lost Genocide
Why the United Nations may never be able to prosecute the Rohingya genocide.
