Steve Almond considers his beginnings in journalism through the lens of the ‘bad stories’ he believes delivered our country to the Trump era.
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It’s Like This and Like That and Like What?
When the nineties’ heart of whiteness met g-funk, it was the illest — and wackest — of times.
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Behind The Writing: On Interviewing
In her first column on craft, Sarah Menkedick speaks with Sarah Smarsh, Lauren Markham, and Jennifer Percy on the art of the interview.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business, Culture, Story
Tax-Free Storage Wars
Arcis is a new art storage facility in Harlem that offers its clients a Foreign Trade Zone. But are they selling the art world a luxury tax haven, or just banking on confusion?
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A Personal Odyssey Through Florida’s Varied Regions
Jason Diamond road trips from Jacksonville to Key West trying to get a handle on the state where much of his family has settled.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story
Oregon’s Racist Past
Starting in the mid-19th century, and extending through the mid-20th century, Oregon was arguably the most racist place outside the southern states, possibly even of all the states.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism
Speak Truth to Power
We must speak truth to the power of all that threatens to keep women and girls silent in the face of sexual violence.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story
Speak Truth to Power
We must speak truth to the power of all that threatens to keep women and girls silent in the face of sexual violence.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
Not Quite Not White
Sharmila Sen grew up understanding distinctions between castes and religions, between the educated and the illiterate. Race was a distinction she didn’t understand until she came to America.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Gone Gray
Jessica Berger Gross reflects on what letting her roots grow in at age 45 has meant, in terms of feminism and resistance.
