Life inside the cloister is fascinating. Poverty, silence, chastity, obedience: these are not characteristics most of us would devote our lives to. These women find freedom in strictures and structure. What is it like inside the convent walls? Here are five pieces explore the lives of nuns and those inspired by their works.
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Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Pack Your Bags! Five Stories About Why and Where We Move
Moving is on my mind, so here are five essays about relocating, repacking, and rearranging.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Pack Your Bags! Five Stories About Why and Where We Move
Moving is on my mind, so here are five essays about relocating, repacking, and rearranging.
Posted inNonfiction
On the Other Hand
Twenty-five years after Jim Henson’s death, a glimpse of the man who kept his most iconic puppet singing: Steve Whitmire.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
How the Emperor Became Human (and MacArthur Became Divine)
The end of divine rule in postwar Japan, and the absolute power of General MacArthur.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Honey, I Want To Move To Mars
My wife is a semifinalist to board a one-way mission to the Red Planet. I’m proud, happy, and thrilled for her. Now, do you want to know how I really feel about i? I might have suggested another couple of words in response to that particular question, but I know better than most that the […]
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Mission To Mars
How Rob Thomas—creator of the beloved TV series Veronica Mars—used Kickstarter to bring his show to the big screen: On the morning of March 13, 2013, Thomas hit the “Launch Project” button on his laptop screen. He’d also installed the Kickstarter app on his iPhone, with the notifications option turned on. For the next several […]
Posted inNonfiction, Story
On the Other Hand
Twenty-five years after Jim Henson’s death, a glimpse of the man who kept his most iconic puppet singing: Steve Whitmire.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. The Trans-Everything CEO Lisa Miller | New York magazine | Sept. 7, 2014 | 28 minutes (7,016 words) A profile of futurist, […]
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‘I Want to Be Eaten By Vultures’
In the Oxford American, Alex Mar goes to San Marcos, Texas to visit the Forensic Anthropology Center, which contains the largest of America’s five “body farms.” Body farms are research facilities where families or individuals can donate their bodies for scientific studies, like how our bodies decay when left out in the sun and exposed to nature for weeks at a time.
