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‘We Are Everywhere’: A Reading List for the Queer South
It is time now to listen. We are not going anywhere.
Posted inQuotes
“Can I Get You a Nice Chianti?”
Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins talk about “The Silence of the Lambs” for the movie’s 30th anniversary.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Earl King Deserves His Due
Earl King’s “discs were among the rare ones where the words were as important as the music, where blues guitar was balanced with second-line piano, and where the B-sides were as strong as the A-sides.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Pop Culture Portrays OCD as a Blessing. It’s Not.
“The Wall Street Journal recently used the headline ‘We All Need OCD Now’ for an article on COVID-19 … Finally, my debilitating mental illness has a timely hook!”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Resilience of Marga Griesbach
“I think every life is like a novel.” Marga Griesbach was born in Germany in 1927. Her life is like multiple novels — horror, romance, magical realism, travelogue. Whatever you’re doing right now, you should stop it and read this story.
Posted inQuotes
Until I Have Your Money
How multiple Canadian women entered a relationship with a man who was scamming them for money.
Posted inNonfiction
Best of 2023: All of Our Number Five Story Picks
Each story we chose as our number five piece of the week in 2023, all in one place.
Posted inFeature
Balancing Story and Sentiment: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue
In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Kelly Loudenberg and Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about their work on “The Caregivers.”
