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‘Hue’s Hue’: Katy Kelleher’s Column on Color
“Tyrian purple was a difficult color to manufacture. Thousands of snails were required to create a single ounce of dye.”
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Stumbling Can Be Lovely
On the many ways we fall—and the beauty of getting back up.
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On (the) Sublime
When we reach for our limits, what is it that we ultimately grasp?
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One Man’s Poison
The only way to protect herself from her father was to erase him from her life, but she survived being his daughter by acting just like he did.
Posted inBooks, Crime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
It Was Putin, on British Soil, Using his Poison Factory
Trying to keep a mouthy Russian oligarch safe from Vladimir Putin is harder than it looks. Especially when the oligarch has a penchant for publicly poking the bear.
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There She Goes: How to ‘Feminize’ a Face
How a trans woman found the surgery that could restore her sense of self.
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Love Song to Costco
“In the great halls of Costco, two of our greatest fears are assuaged — that of not having enough, and that of not being enough.”
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Reading List: Who’s Your Susan Sontag?
Five longreads about the iconoclastic American writer, director, and activist.
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How The Cult of Masculinity Can Poison Creative Writing Programs
There are numerous ways to tell stories. In her turn MFA program, one writer encountered a literary culture that espoused gendered aesthetics and fostered toxic masculinity.
