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Postcard from the (Literal) Edge
In an excerpt from her recovery memoir, Erin Khar recalls the depths of her self-destruction as a heroin addict.
Posted inNonfiction
In the Country of Women
Amid badass women and endless stories, a young California writer comes of age in the orange groves as the Golden State comes into its own.
Posted inNonfiction
All Mom’s Friends
Svetlana Kitto recalls her 1980s childhood in Hollywood during the early years of the AIDS crisis.
Posted inNonfiction
Shelved: The Misfits’ 12 Hits From Hell
For a bunch of rock ‘n’ rollers creating the horror punk genre, the Misfits sure were sensitive.
Posted inBooks
This Week in Books: Several Nihilistic Frenchmen
This week critics have looked to Huysmans, Camus and Jean-Philippe Toussaint for COVID-era inspiration.
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This Week in Books: We’ve All Been Briefed
“They have washed their hands for you. / And they take the bus home.” —Jericho Brown
Posted inFeature
Live Through This: Courtney Love at 55
Lisa Whittington-Hill on why Courtney Love deserves to be the girl with the most cake.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Laws of the Awards Podium Protest
Stars are increasingly using Hollywood awards podiums as sites of protest, but few of them are men, and even fewer are white men.
Posted inReading List
Remembrance of Folks Past: A Reading List of the Stories We Tell
“Who lives? Who dies? Who tells your story?”
