History may have pigeonholed her as Renaissance Italy’s most notorious seductress, but it’s high time we give the Duchess of Ferrara a closer look.
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Finding True North
Thousands of Haitians who fled the United States on foot last summer have started very different lives in Canada.
Posted inCurrent Events, Quotes
The Greatest Trick the Government Ever Pulled Was Convincing Us We Aren’t Already on Welfare
Race, class, and a flawed perception of who gets or deserves “government assistance.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Feature, Story
Faith and Reproductive Justice Are Not in Opposition
Black women face outsized threats if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Posted inAudio, Author Notes, Highlight, Podcasts, Profiles & Interviews
How a 16-Year-Old Boy Was Locked Away Without a Mental Evaluation
An interview with ProPublica’s Sarah Smith about the continued neglect of the mentally ill.
Posted inStory
“The Leaky Vessel”: On Lewis Carroll and the Perils of Being Female
Rachel Vorona Cote on how the Victorian era’s restrictive prescriptions for acceptable female behavior pollute society to this day.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
“There’s an idea that laborers end up in their role because it’s all they’re suited for. What put us there, though, was birth, family history — not lack of talent for something else.”
Posted inStory
Yentl Syndrome: A Deadly Data Bias Against Women
The science of medicine is based on male bodies, but researchers are beginning to realize how vastly the symptoms of disease differ between the sexes — and how much danger women are in.
Posted inNonfiction
Self Portrait as a Human Interest Story
Reflecting on the adversities and victories of her youth, Emi Nietfeld interrogates how narratives of resilience minimize suffering.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
My Love Affair with Chairs
Chairs the world over have loved me, and I love them all back.
