This week, we’re sharing stories from Pamela Colloff, Jordan Smith, James Ross Gardner, Michelle Dowd, and Jaya Saxena.
Jaya Saxena
Posted inBusiness, Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
It’s Time for Hooters to GTFO
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
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)
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
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.