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Posted inNonfiction
Edible Complex
Never eat pot chocolate on a third date, and other lessons about love.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Guy Gunaratne on the ‘Push-Pull of Ancestry and Meaning’ in London
Guy Gunaratne’s Man Booker-longlisted “In Our Mad and Furious City” recognizes multiple, overlapping versions of London and its inhabitants, examining the ways violence can bubble up through the city’s fissures.
Posted inBlog Post, Reading List, Unapologetic Women
An Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reading List
The New York Times came under fire for asking, “Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?” A lot of outlets already knew.
Posted inCommentary, Editor's Pick, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
The High Price of Being a #MeToo Whistleblower
Tricia Romano considers what speaking out about abuse at the hands of Eric Schneiderman has cost a close friend.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The High Price of Being a #MeToo Whistleblower
Tricia Romano considers what speaking out about abuse at the hands of Eric Schneiderman has cost a close friend.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Story
American Dirt: A Bridge to Nowhere
“Jeanine Cummins can write about Mexico — but she will be judged on whether her writing actually captures the experiential and emotional and ethical complexity of that place, and she will be judged with extra care because she is an outsider.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
RomCon: Our Failure to See Black Romantic Comedies
Despite the growing popularity of black romcoms, they remain segregated in public perception due to cultural white-washing.
Posted inNonfiction
The Lie of ‘One Last Time’ with My Ex
Ella Dawson learns about the perils of break-up sex the hard way.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
When Life Imitates Country Music
“The trills in his notes sputter and lift. He sounds like an animal in trouble. Like a lounge singer who’s lost his mind.”
