In this excerpt from a 2017 essay, the poet Ilya Kaminsky reflects on Russian aggression against Ukraine and considers, among many things, one scholar’s refusal to speak Russian in his classroom as a form of protest. “I couldn’t stop thinking about Boris’s refusal to speak his own language as an act of protest against the […]
Search results
Posted inReading List
Fleeing Family: A Reading List on Estrangement
Seven stories highlighting the perspective of estranged adult children.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Cult of Wellness
“A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Inside the expensive, obsessive, addictive quest for a perfect life.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
What OpenAI Really Wants
“The young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. *Everything*.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Confessions of a Viral AI Writer
“Despite my success with AI-generated stories, I’m not sure they are good for writers—or writing itself.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
When I Met the Pope
“Imagine an Irish Catholic bishop telling you that you have no chill.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Vanishing Family
“This is genetic, she thought. This is inherited. And then, finally: We all might have it.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Why Children’s Books?
“All children grow up: those who write for children need, therefore, to write fiction that will speak to them both now and in their future.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
AI Is a Lot of Work
“When AI comes for your job, you may not lose it, but it might become more alien, more isolating, more tedious.”
