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Amitava Kumar on Finding Solace in the Words of Others

Amitava Kumar on Finding Solace in the Words of Others

“I was still reporting to my father, the things I had read and all that I had remembered.”

By Amitava Kumar | February 27, 2024

Blackness Beyond America: Shayla Lawson on Global Conceptions of Black Identity

Blackness Beyond America: Shayla Lawson on Global Conceptions of Black Identity

“We don’t just need the summary version of the diasporic experience, we need every story.”

By Shayla Lawson | February 26, 2024

Rethinking “Justice” in the Wake of a Violent Death Close to Home

Rethinking “Justice” in the Wake of a Violent Death Close to Home

Laurence Ralph on Grief and the American Cycle of Vengeance

By Laurence Ralph | February 23, 2024

When Your Childhood Belongs to Everyone: Growing Up in a Downtown Manhattan That Changed Forever on 9/11

When Your Childhood Belongs to Everyone: Growing Up in a Downtown Manhattan That Changed Forever on 9/11

Emma Dries on Loft Life Above the Fulton Fish Market and the Day That Everything Changed

By Emma Dries | February 22, 2024

Erica Berry on the Polyamorous Intimacy of Reader, Author, and Audiobook Narrator

Erica Berry on the Polyamorous Intimacy of Reader, Author, and Audiobook Narrator

"It had not occurred to me that the thing I was drawn to was what I felt most lacking in myself: an even-keeled authority."

By Erica Berry | February 22, 2024

In Search of the Elusive, Eternal Otter

In Search of the Elusive, Eternal Otter

Miriam Darlington Listens for the Telltale “Yickers”

By Miriam Darlington | February 21, 2024

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“Endlessly Seductive, Endlessly Terrifying.” Lucy Sante on the Idea and Reality of Transition

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Considering the Long Journey Towards Embracing the True Self

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Imaginary Homelands: Lauren Markham Returns to Ancestral Landscapes for the Very First Time

Imaginary Homelands: Lauren Markham Returns to Ancestral Landscapes for the Very First Time

“My ancestors had left Greece; now, a hundred years later, millions were desperate to get here.”

By Lauren Markham | February 13, 2024

Less is More: Shannon Reed on Re-Learning How to Read

Less is More: Shannon Reed on Re-Learning How to Read

“Reading is no longer a race that I might win, but a lifelong companion.”

By Shannon Reed | February 12, 2024

Writing Away the Angel in My Bedroom: On OCD

Writing Away the Angel in My Bedroom: On OCD

Cynthia Marie Hoffman on the Manifestations of Anxiety

By Cynthia Marie Hoffman | February 9, 2024

Blood, Sweat, and Paint: Finding the Work Behind the Art

Blood, Sweat, and Paint: Finding the Work Behind the Art

Bianca Bosker Explores the Artistic Practice From the Painter’s Perspective

By Bianca Bosker | February 8, 2024

“D,” an Alphabetical Prose Experiment by Sheila Heti

“D,” an Alphabetical Prose Experiment by Sheila Heti

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By Sheila Heti | February 6, 2024

Supernatural Inheritance: On a Unique Family Gift That Crosses Continents

Supernatural Inheritance: On a Unique Family Gift That Crosses Continents

Margot Livesey Explores the Possibility of a Power Passed Down for Generations

By Margot Livesey | February 6, 2024

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