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Posted inEditor's Pick

Corky Lee and the Work of Seeing

by Peter Rubin January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

“Corky Lee’s images do something we do not usually imagine photographs can do. Rather than merely showing the visible, they are portraits of structural forces.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

How Louie Simmons Defined the Extreme Sport of Power Lifting

by Peter Rubin April 7, 2022October 19, 2022

Even if you’ve never tiptoed near the shrine of powerlifting, you’ll find something to love in Lauren Michele Jackson’s obituary of the iconic Westside Barbell founder. And if you have? The same — plus you’ll leave wondering why the writing about strength sports can’t always be this lyrical. The place became a home for big […]

Posted inEditor's Pick

Life and Death with a No-Good, Grumpy Dog

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“The other thing people say when a pet dies is, ‘She had a good life.’ But did she?” Shay Castle pens a moving obituary for her dog, Sydney.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Elizabeth Wurtzel Made it Okay to Write ‘Ouch’

by Sari Botton January 9, 2020October 19, 2022

Today’s memoirists and personal essay writers owe a debt of gratitude to the Prozac Nation author for rewriting an inhibiting rule.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Remembering Dr. John

by Tom Maxwell June 17, 2019October 19, 2022

Mac Rebennack devoted himself to New Orleans culture.

Posted inArts & Culture, Culture

Remembering James Ingram

by Tom Maxwell February 1, 2019October 19, 2022

The R&B singer and songwriter made it look easy, even when it wasn’t.

Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Nonfiction, Story

Remembering Singer Nancy Wilson

by Tom Maxwell December 14, 2018October 19, 2022

The influential singer’s voice cut across genres and decades, and it will continue to.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

Stan Lee: 1922-2018

by mikedang November 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Stan Lee, the legendary comic book writer, editor, and publisher of Marvel comics, has died at the age of 95.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Reading List, Unapologetic Women

Twelve Longreads for Aretha Franklin

by Danielle Jackson August 16, 2018October 19, 2022

Aretha Franklin was born March 25, 1942 and died Thursday, August 16, 2018.

Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

An Elegy for Bette Howland, a Writer Who Was Nearly Forgotten

by A. N. Devers December 19, 2017October 19, 2022

On the passing of a MacArthur Genius forgotten for decades, re-discovered by ‘A Public Space’ editor Brigid Hughes.

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