“Mister Anthony could be my grandfather, if my grandfather, a retired Memphis city bus driver, was still alive, still driving strangers from one stop to another.”
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The Fantasy Baseball Ties That Bind
“How do fantasy sports leagues fit into the larger story of the male loneliness epidemic? You might be surprised.”
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Who Can I Dance With?
“From sneaking into underground basements in Tehran to learning to dance with almost no words in Northern California, I had done everything I could.”
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Arroz Imperial and the Taste Of Regret
“Miami’s famous casserole is a dish meant to be shared. (That’s where I went wrong.)”
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Love, Lust, Loneliness: A Valentine’s Day Reading List
Essays, reading lists, and editors’ picks on relationships, breakups, and many different kinds of love.
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Why Some People Are Paying to Be Left on a Desert Island—Alone
“Since 2010, Docastaway has sent travelers to deserted islands with no training, no company, and few supplies. And business is booming.”
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Scrabble, Anonymous
“Somehow, doing it with other people took the stain away, made it feel fun instead of abject.”
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Christmas on the Moon
Baby, it’s cold outside! Especially when you spend the holidays in a tent full of explosives.
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So Fierce Is the World: On Loneliness and Philip Seymour Hoffman
“I believe we must reinvent loneliness in order to survive it. I have been trying to do this my whole life.”