After a recent trip to Myanmar, Alice Driver considers the ever-present dangers for journalists there and in Mexico, where she lives.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
No Journalist Should Have to Know How to Survive in Prison
After a recent trip to Myanmar, Alice Driver considers the ever-present dangers for journalists there and in Mexico, where she lives.
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Was It a Story of Love or Exploitation? It Was Both, and More
Alex Tizon’s account of his family’s slave left readers frustrated with the ambiguities of memoir, journalism, and storytelling.
Posted inStory
Seeing Private Everyman
Steve Edwards searches for the hidden truths in the public and private sacrifices his granddad made serving in World War II.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Cat Marnell is Still Alive
An insightful profile of Cat Marnell, author of the new memoir, How to Murder Your Life, a writer and beauty editor perhaps best known for the self-destructive tendencies that cost her various high-profile jobs and landed her frequently in rehab. Author Emily Gould casts Marnell as more together than many give her credit for, and […]
Posted inBooks, Food, Story
Eating Alone
We’re eating alone more often than in any previous generation. But why should a meal on our own be uninspired? Why shouldn’t the French saying “life is too short to drink bad wine” still apply?
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Changing My Mind About Pig’s Feet and Cornrows
Dara Lurie reflects on what she discovered about her own racism while living at a state-run home for disadvantaged children.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Changing My Mind About Pig’s Feet and Cornrows
Dara Lurie reflects on what she discovered about her own racism while living at a state-run home for disadvantaged children.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
A Tiny Scar, From Falling
Lara B. Sharp’s efforts to gather information about what happened to her in foster care and as a ward of the state turn up nothing but incorrect records.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
A Tiny Scar, From Falling
Lara B. Sharp’s efforts to gather information about what happened to her in foster care and as a ward of the state turn up nothing but incorrect records.
