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Departures

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 5, 2022October 20, 2022

“Tang tells the heartbreaking story of one woman, Daisy, who’s given up so much. Sadly, it’s the story for so many.”

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘My Tongue Swallowing the Taste of Home Soil’: On Filipino Food, Family, and Identity

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 13, 2020October 19, 2022

“Far from our barrios, mountains, and islands, we cook, so that we may practice swallowing our undesirable truths, acidic and blood-heavy.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Dirty Kitchen

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 11, 2020October 19, 2022

“Far from our barrios, mountains, and islands, we cook, so that we may practice swallowing our undesirable truths, acidic and blood-heavy.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Story

Frenzied Woman

by Longreads October 25, 2019January 20, 2023

Cinelle Barnes considers how the chaos and discipline of dance kept the disparate parts of her being stitched together.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Highlight, Quotes, Technology

Facebook Isn’t the Same as “The Internet” Except When It Is

by michelleweber September 13, 2018October 19, 2022

What happens when a tool created by a bunch of developers in California becomes the main news source of a country 7,000 miles away? Nothing good.

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘Nobody Is Safe’: A Dispatch from Manila

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 27, 2017October 19, 2022

At The New York Review of Books, James Fenton reports from the night shift in Manila, giving us a glimpse into the war on drugs in the Philippines, from “buy-bust” undercover operations to EJKs (extrajudicial killings).

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