Amy Scheiner reflects on her mother’s sudden death and what it means to be a woman in a world that is set up to bury them.
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‘Cat Person’ and the Young Person
Many of us can viscerally remember what it was like to be young and overwhelmed by the power of our youth.
Posted inStory
On “Art Heroes” and Letting Your Idols Be Human
What one fan learned through being disappointed and comforted by Nick Cave’s The Red Hand Files.
Posted inFiction, Reading List
10 Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2018
Must-read stories from Han Kang, Porochista Khakpour, and Min Jin Lee.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Spiritual Path at Fat Camp
After a ten-year relationship ends painfully, Mona Kirschner finds herself searching for emotional and physical healing at a weight loss center in Brazil.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Fiction
#DeleteFacebook? It’s Not So Easy
We use Facebook to access certain apps and stay in touch with distant friends and relatives. Deleting Facebook won’t stop other companies from misusing our data.
Posted inNonfiction
The Joy of Watching (and Rewatching) Movies So Bad They’re Good
Michael Musto sings the praises of his favorite cinematic clunkers.
Posted inStory
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Orchids
Sometimes a flower is just a flower, and sometimes it’s a powerful vehicle for giving free rein to our worst colonialist and misogynist impulses.
Posted inStory
The Erotic Thriller’s Little Death
What/If references the celebrated steamy genre of the 80s and 90s, but lacks its guts. Why can’t any of the new neo-noirs go all the way?
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
An Immoderate Novel for an Immoderate Season: An Interview with Olivia Laing
Olivia Laing’s new novel, “Crudo,” is a fictionalized account of the summer of 2017, written in real time by Laing — from the perspective of Kathy Acker.
