On Harvey Weinstein, a man whose grave I can’t wait to dance on.
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How ‘Cops’ Became the Most Polarizing Reality TV Show in America
What one of TV’s longest-running reality shows says about race and our relationship with the police.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story
How ‘Cops’ Became the Most Polarizing Reality TV Show in America
What one of TV’s longest-running reality shows says about race and our relationship with the police.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Odetta Holmes’ Album One Grain of Sand
The singular singer released her groundbreaking album in 1963, the same year as the March on Washington, and used her art and appearance as weapons in the Civil Rights struggle.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
With a Rent-Stabilized Lease, Finding the Line Between Luck and a Life Sentence
Eryn Loeb recalls the tiny, decrepit tenement where she lived for a decade, and the cool aunt who passed it on to her.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Finding Time to Write Even During the Busiest of Times
How Jami Attenberg helped form a supportive online literary community with #1000WordsofSummer.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Ladies Who Were Famous for Wanting to Be Left Alone
The Ladies of Llangollen fell in love, ran away together, and lived a scholarly life of “delicious seclusion” — secluded, that is, except for all the visitors.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Fiction
Etta or Bessie or Dora or Rose
From Elisa Albert’s acclaimed 2006 collection, the infamous short story that turned Philip Roth’s playbook inside out.
Posted inFiction, Story
Etta or Bessie or Dora or Rose
From Elisa Albert’s acclaimed 2006 collection, the infamous short story that turned Philip Roth’s playbook inside out.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
The Manhandling of Rock ‘N’ Roll History
Less than 8 percent of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s inductees are women. Time for it to step up and induct an all-female class in 2020.
