I hear that there are people in the world who prefer lighthearted stories. Lovely meet-cutes where no one gets hurt and people even fall in love, where there is serendipity like there used to be before the internet, where good things happen to good people. Cozy mysteries that involve a cat—or possibly, as in one […]
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I was Hypnotized as a Teen. Was it Dangerous?
Each year, comedy hypnotists bring thousands of willing participants on stage to be hypnotized in front of crowds—harmless fun or risky business?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are sharing stories from Jessica Wilkerson, Meg Bernhard, Nicholas Hune-Brown, Jiayang Fan, and Alexander Wells.
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I Re-Read My Teenage Diaries Hoping For a Dose of Nostalgia – Instead I Was Horrified
“Lust, cruelty and a desperate need for attention …”
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The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote
“What the youngest cohort of American voters thinks about politics, fear and the potential of the country they’ve grown up in.”
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I Was a Teenage Conspiracy Theorist
““Our minds work in particular ways that make us all receptive to conspiracy thinking,” says Rob Brotherton, a psychologist and the author of Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories. “
Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes
A Beautiful and Brutal Truth
“I only know that it is incredibly sad to admit to your children that you’ve been seeing videos of black men being killed since you were their age and that you haven’t been able to stop it.”
Posted inCulture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Parenting in the New Age of Anxiety
Are we sacrificing our childrens’ inner lives by protecting them too much?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
What He Left Behind
Kira Martin struggles through her connection – both emotional and physical – with her troubled and destructive son.
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Age Appropriate
Jen Doll comes to terms with her inner teenager … or whatever.