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The Revolution…Without Prince
Hoping to reconnect to their love for the iconic musician, Kevin Sampsell and an old girlfriend go to hear his best known band play without him.
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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.
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Soli/dairy/ty
As a nursing mother newly exposed to the harsh realities of milk production, Liza Monroy reconsiders the dairy cow, and questions the meaning of compassion.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame
In a New Yorker profile, the MacArthur ‘genius’ considers her legacy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
‘Unfettered Glamour’: The Legendary Career of André Leon Talley
The highs and lows of André Leon Talley’s important, trailblazing career are traced in a new documentary about his life.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
‘Wild With Love’: Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah on the Portraits of Henry Taylor
Henry Taylor’s portraits are sacred objects that lovingly center black subjects and black interiority.
Posted inBusiness, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Leaning In with Alex P. Keaton
Born with serious CEO aspirations, Nicole Cyrus found her role model in a white kid from an ’80s sitcom.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
When a Missing Nickel Makes All the Difference
“Yet money was a lie—pieces of paper and metal suggesting prices for goods, services, labor, and human beings themselves in a way that often had more to do with profit than with true value.”
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Member Pick, Story
Putin’s Rasputin
Journalist Amos Barshad meets with “Putin whisperer” Aleksandr Dugin to try to understand how a shadowy advisor exerts influence.
