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Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quotes

The Family Is Political

by michelleweber January 22, 2019October 19, 2022

U.S. immigration law has a history of excluding “undesirables” from citizenship through policy. It’s doing it now with LGBTQ families, in spite of marriage equality.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads January 18, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Tiffany Stanley, Raj Telhan, Alex Pareene, Nico Muhly, and Chris Heath.

closeup of a green eye, heavily made up with deep pink eyeshadow
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

The Palette is Political

by michelleweber July 24, 2018October 19, 2022

There is little in the world that is not in some way political, including YouTube makeup tutorials.

Blockbuster Video Store Sign
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 20, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Justin Heckert, Hannah Louise Poston, Anne Helen Petersen, Jiayang Fan, and Rachel Greenwald Smith.

Posted inCurrent Events, Quotes

“This Is Our Regional Refugee Crisis”

by michelleweber May 2, 2018October 19, 2022

The U.S. immigration system is ill-equipped to deal with refugees who are feeling real violence and hardship but who don’t qualify for asylum.

Heart drawing on the pavement
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 17, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, Sheelah Kolhatkar, Libby Copeland, Amanda Petrusich, and Bryan Menegus.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes

In Service of the Slender Man: When Teen Girls Become Murderous

by Krista Stevens November 15, 2017October 19, 2022

Alex Mar on how and why teen-girl duos become murderous.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes

Plasma For Sale (Used) — $20 a Pop

by Krista Stevens September 6, 2017October 19, 2022

Sarah Smarsh’s brother has sold his plasma for the last decade to make ends meet under mounting credit card debt and student loans.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Blood Brother

by Krista Stevens September 5, 2017October 19, 2022

Sarah Smarsh writes about how rich drug companies buy plasma from the poor and working poor — literally feeding their wealth with one of the few renewable resources the poor have to sell — their blood.

Posted inFiction, Nonfiction, Quotes

‘This Place, This Moment, Unplanned’: On Surviving a Heart Attack

by Krista Stevens August 9, 2017October 19, 2022

Jeff Sharlet on how recovering from a life-threatening event takes place moment by moment.

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