This week, we feature stories from Gordy Megroz, Max Blau and Zaydee Sanchez, Brendan I. Koerner, Lora Eli Smith, and Pat Cassels.
9/11
Posted inEditor's Pick
It’s Triller Night, Marv!: Trump’s 9/11 MMA Fever Dream
“What do I care for seeing these legends (insofar as MMA even has “legends”), in a sport not their own, at ages that seem criminally old? It’s sadder than any strung-out rocker strumming bloated and hoarse-throated to a braying audience. You can’t, in good conscience, want these men to play their hits again.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Reading List, Story
Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List
Six stories on the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote
“What the youngest cohort of American voters thinks about politics, fear and the potential of the country they’ve grown up in.”
Posted inNonfiction
“Do You Get Shit for Your Name?”
When your name is Osama and you’re living in post-9/11 America, you always know The Question is coming.
Posted inNonfiction
Following the North Star
Shaheen Pasha explores how the trauma of a loved one’s incarceration unravels her carefully planned-out existence, and sets her on a new, unexpected path to find meaning in the meaningless.
Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Why the 9/11 Families May Never Get Closure
LSS: Because Trump wants to be pals with Saudi crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman.
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Weigh the Costs — and Occasional Benefits — of Ethnic Ambiguity
In this personal essay, Aram Mrjoian reflects on his experiences of being part Armenian in America.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Weighing the Costs — and Occasional Benefits — of Ethnic Ambiguity
Aram Mrjoian reflects on his experiences of being part Armenian in America.