Lisa Romeo recalls her first college romance, when she was willing to overlook a lot — until she wasn’t.
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What to Do With a Man Who Has a Story, and a Gun
Lisa Romeo recalls her first college romance, when she was willing to overlook a lot — until she wasn’t.
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“I Miss My Body When It Was Ferocious”: The Transfiguration of Paul Curreri
For years, singer-songwriter Paul Curreri was a shouter of singular beauty. Then he went quiet — slowly, at first, then all of a sudden.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
Alexa de Paris
Miles Marshall Lewis remembers a love of Prince and Paris.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story
True Crime and the Trash Balance
True crime has a reputation for being trashy, but a recent renaissance has it tipping into advocacy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Stumbling Into Joy
The electric bass chose her, but it took 44 years to heed the call.
Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Culture, Story
Memory and the Lost Cause
An incomplete nostalgia still undergirds parts of American life.
Posted inNonfiction
I Entered the World’s Longest, Loneliest Horse Race on a Whim, and I Won
Somehow, implausibly, against all the odds, I became the youngest person and first woman ever to win the Mongol Derby. What made me so sure I was ready, when I was totally unprepared?
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Barely There
Jennifer Baker considers the ways in which hair removal rituals, begun in her tween years, have helped her achieve body acceptance and connect with her own desire.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Barely There
Jennifer Baker considers the ways in which hair removal rituals, begun in her tween years, have helped her achieve body acceptance and connect with her own desire.
