As Joy Notoma grapples with uterine fibroids, harmful biases in the medical establishment, and a move from Brooklyn to West Africa she wonders where, as a black woman, she can find safety.
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I Think, Therefore I Am Getting the Goddamned Epidural
On midwives, metaphysics, and intensely natural births.
Posted inNonfiction
At the Maacher Bazaar, Fish For Life
Madhushree Ghosh continues to honor her late parents’ memory…through the simple act of making fish curry.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Confessions of a Lapsed Catholic Dancer
Kate Branca considers the body as an instrument of faith.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Emotional Preparedness for a Dying Planet
How do we deal emotionally with the many deaths of climate change?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
He Doesn’t Know What It’s Like to Feel Pain. She Feels It All the Time
He can’t feel pain. She feels as if her body is constantly on fire. A genetic link connects them both.
Posted inEditor's Pick
In the future, your body won’t be buried…you’ll dissolve
For humans over the centuries, our dead have been embalmed, buried, and cremated. Now, a process called alkaline hydrolysis — using a machine called the Resomator — is being called a more environmental, less expensive, and attractive alternative.
Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
Scientific Conferences Are Filled with Spies
The world’s intelligence agencies send operatives to scientific conferences to collect information and protect themselves.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction
The First Time I Moved to New York
The fantasies Alexander Chee had of New York before he moved there didn’t fully prepare him for what it was like to love the city.
