Cinelle Barnes considers how the chaos and discipline of dance kept the disparate parts of her being stitched together.
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Widespread Abuse in Kids’ Sports Shows How Institutions Enable Predators
Institutions like to plead ignorance whenever allegations of sex abuse become public, but they’re often complicit.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Technology
Research and Rescue: Saving Species from Ourselves
We’re developing high-tech genetic tools to pour new life into animals lost to human destruction. Deciding how — and whether — to use that power is as complex as the science behind it.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
When Your Social Worker Thinks You’re Ungrateful
Dina Nayeri’s patience is tried as she accompanies an immigrant family into a bureaucratic nightmare.
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Unearthing the Story: An Interview with Peter Hessler
The New Yorker writer describes his career’s circuitous route, from his start as a struggling fiction writer to becoming a China correspondent, and now the author of a new book about the Arab Spring.
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But You Look Fine: A Reading List About Disabilities, Accommodations, and School
Jacqueline Alnes brings us six stories on disability and discrimination in higher education.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
In Defense of Schadenfreude
Historian Tiffany Watt Smith argues that schadenfreude, the joy we derive from another’s misfortune, is just a natural part of the very complex emotional responses we have as human beings.
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Serena Williams on Pregnancy, Power, and Coming Back to Center Court
Serena Williams is planning on returning to the women’s tour to defend her Australian Open title, just three months after she gives birth. “It’s the most outrageous plan,” she says.
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Lindy West is Preaching to the Choir
Sara Fredman talks to author Lindy West on women and likability, the evolution of pop culture, and navigating conversations in a complex, messy world.
