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Jaya Saxena

Posted inEditor's Pick

Is the ‘Future of Food’ the Future We Want?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 10, 2022October 19, 2022

“The draw of a virtual restaurant is that of online shopping: The same products no matter where you are, or sometimes products exclusive to the virtual world. It’s fast food on an even grander scale.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 3, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Robert Sanchez, Nicholas Hune-Brown, Emily Van Duyne, David Ferris, and Jaya Saxena.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 12, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Clint Smith, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lise Olsen, Jaya Saxena, and Emma Carmichael.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 6, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Pamela Colloff, Jordan Smith, James Ross Gardner, Michelle Dowd, and Jaya Saxena.

Posted inBusiness, Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

It’s Time for Hooters to GTFO

by Aaron Gilbreath June 22, 2018October 19, 2022

My recommendation: a complete rebrand, where all Hooters restaurants are converted into owl sanctuaries.

Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes

Living That Early Bird Life, But Differently

by Aaron Gilbreath February 7, 2018October 19, 2022

Why is the iconic early bird special disappearing in Florida’s retirement communties?

Posted inEditor's Pick

Explaining My Multiracial Identity (So Others Don’t Do It For Me)

by Sari Botton January 4, 2017October 19, 2022

Jaya Saxena’s personal essay on the complications of owning her three racial identities–white, Indian and multi-racial–and dealing with the many ways people see her, and feel entitled to define her.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

An Intruder in Two Spaces: What It Feels Like to Be Biracial

by mikedang October 2, 2014October 19, 2022

This confusion at your own place is the essence of being biracial. Even though you owe no one an explanation, there’s a desire to explain, which comes from believing that just by being yourself you are a liar. You’re an intruder in either space, with no right to claim one or the other without a heavy caveat.

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