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“How does pervasive ableism affect the way our society continues to be architected?”

Either Martin Mull or Frank Zappa or Elvis Costello once said writing about music is as pointless as dancing about architecture. Which doesn’t account for how I’ve danced to all these books.

What kinds of relationships exist between humans and animals, and what well-intentioned actions from humans bring harm?

“I have spent innumerable afternoon hours with the essays below, each writer’s words a lifeline pulling me from the deep.”

A late bloomer as far as relationships go, my first encounter with heartbreak came from the track. It was junior year. The district meet: all big Texas sky and girls next to me adjusting hair ties and heat waves shimmering ahead. At that point in my life, I had devoted myself entirely to running. I […]

Poverty and a lack of diversity are just a couple of pitfalls Jacqueline Alnes explores in this list.

Jacqueline Alnes brings us six stories on disability and discrimination in higher education.

Matthew Kassel brings us eight excellent reads from alt-weeklies across the United States.

“…how do we begin to change the narrative of how women’s pain is perceived, understood, and treated?”

“In the following essays, writers interrogate the complicated pasts of place through food, express nostalgia for long-gone homes, and find belonging by sharing meals.”

Redlining, immersive sound installations, a hidden mural and more in this edition of Alternative Reality.

Jacqueline Alnes brings us eight stories on love in its many-splendored guises.

Jacqueline Alnes shares 10 pieces that examine sports and mental health.

We asked eleven authors to tell us about an amazing book that we might have missed in 2018.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in investigative reporting. Lindsay Gellman Senior Researcher for investigative journalist Ronan Farrow Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis (Linda Villarosa, The New York Times) Villarosa’s unflinching examination of […]

We’ve made a catalog of books we featured in 2018 that we think would make great gifts.

The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business, tech, and science writing.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in political writing.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profile writing.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories.

The commodification of female friendship began in the suburban living room. Today, it’s booming online.

This weekend’s events will resonate long after the crowd was dispersed, long after the cable news trucks leave, long after the school year begins.

The failures of Kathryn Bigelow’s film undercut the fullness, complexity, and beauty of Detroit.

J.K. Rowling’s first book was published 20 years ago today. Did it create better readers, or just more of them?

Rafa Nadal won his 11th French Open title on Sunday. A look back at his career.

The Golden Gate Bridge has long embodied the contradictions of the city it overlooks: ambition, connection, innovation, a beginning and an end.

After an exhausting first few weeks, the media dug in for the long fight ahead.

Congrats to all the winners of the 2017 James Beard awards.