Why Amanda Fortini Won’t Soon Be Leaving Las Vegas By Krista Stevens Highlight “Las Vegas is a place about which people have ideas. They have thoughts and generalizations, takes and counter-takes, most of them detached from any genuine experience and uninformed by any concrete reality.”
Naked City By Leslie Kendall Dye Feature Here, everyone hurries but no one arrives, everyone shows up but no one gets in, everyone’s a member but no one belongs.
Dispatch from Puerto Nowhere By Robert Lopez Feature Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.
What Does It Mean To Be Moved? By Jennifer Wilson Feature We can all remember a time when the wind touched us when we needed touching, pushed us along when we were unsure.
Why “Florida Man” Really Isn’t All that Funny By Krista Stevens Highlight “Is Florida Man a hero, a villain or a victim? And is it still okay to laugh along?” (No, it’s not.)
On Truth and Lying in the Extra German Sense By Rebecca Schuman Feature What’s the German word for “the world’s most forthright people have deceit in their DNA”?
Home Field Disadvantage By Kelsey McKinney Feature What will it take to get women’s baseball the recognition it deserves?
Every Mission is a Suicide Mission By Nicholas Mainieri Feature Accompanying a contestant to a pro-level Galaga tournament to discover how many digital space bugs you have to destroy to find renown, community, and a modicum of inner peace.
Should We Really Confide in Siri? By Krista Stevens Highlight People share their feelings with Siri all the time. What’s scary is that Siri is really listening.
Breastfeeding On TV Peaked in 1976 and Went Downhill from There By Krista Stevens Highlight Where was breastfeeding first depicted on TV? If you guessed Buffy Saint-Marie on Sesame Street, you’d be right.
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