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Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

Devorah Baum Considers the Role of Observation in Art and Romance

By Devorah Baum | November 2, 2023

The Call of the Void: Hannah Lillith Assadi on Losing Home, Identity, and Her Father

The Call of the Void: Hannah Lillith Assadi on Losing Home, Identity, and Her Father

"What it is I have inherited from him more profoundly: his Palestinian-ness or his propensity to fall?"

By Hannah Lillith Assadi | November 2, 2023

A Palestinian Meditation in a Time of Annihilation

A Palestinian Meditation in a Time of Annihilation

Thirteen Maqams for an Afterlife

By Fady Joudah | November 1, 2023

Consider the Words: On Translating <em>Infinite Jest</em> into Farsi

Consider the Words: On Translating Infinite Jest into Farsi

Moeen Farrokhi Recalls Grieving a Mentor While Traversing a Linguistic Labyrinth

By Moeen Farrokhi | November 1, 2023

“AI, Ain’t I A Woman?” On the Blindness and Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

“AI, Ain’t I A Woman?” On the Blindness and Limitations of Artificial Intelligence

Joy Buolamwini Exposes the Race and Gender Bias of an Emerging Technology

By Joy Buolamwini | November 1, 2023

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

From Her New Graphic Memoir I Must Be Dreaming

By Roz Chast | October 25, 2023

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Panacea or Problematic Hype?: The Uncertain Promises of Ketamine Therapy

By Andy Mitchell | October 25, 2023

Do I Sound Asian? Do I Sound Gay? Curtis Chin on Finding His Voice While Narrating His Memoir

By Curtis Chin | October 23, 2023

Creating From Chaos: On Life During and After Art School

By Lila Ash | October 20, 2023

Life as a Art Conservator: Learning to Be Grateful for Failure

Life as a Art Conservator: Learning to Be Grateful for Failure

Rosa Lowinger on How Her Biggest Professional Failure Helped Her Write Her Memoir

By Rosa Lowinger | October 20, 2023

Limbo in Tbilisi: On the Lives of Russian Expats Fleeing the Kremlin

Limbo in Tbilisi: On the Lives of Russian Expats Fleeing the Kremlin

Masha Udensiva-Brenner on the Georgian Capital’s Casablanca-Like Feeling

By Masha Udensiva-Brenner | October 19, 2023

How W.H. Auden Made Austria His Adopted Home

How W.H. Auden Made Austria His Adopted Home

Michael O'Sullivan Follows the Famed British-American Poet Across Europe

By Michael O’Sullivan | October 19, 2023

What is it Really Like Inside a Sensory Deprivation Tank?

What is it Really Like Inside a Sensory Deprivation Tank?

"I am withholding the weight of my body. I am trying to forget the pressure of being."

By Athena Dixon | October 19, 2023

Where There Is No Doctor: On Navigating Motherhood and Illness

Where There Is No Doctor: On Navigating Motherhood and Illness

Diksha Basu Considers Vulnerability and Self-Diagnosis in the Age of WebMD

By Diksha Basu | October 18, 2023

Stories Too Awful to Believe: Adania Shibli on Bombings in Ramallah

Stories Too Awful to Believe: Adania Shibli on Bombings in Ramallah

“When I try to think of what I could say or write, I feel numb, knowing that the words that will pour out of me will be useless.”

By Adania Shibli | October 18, 2023

Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

Write Who You Love: J. Ryan Stradal on Memorializing His Mother Through Fiction

"Over time I learned how to stare into that loss, a loss that brought more pain and longing than I’d ever felt, and pull her back through it."

By J. Ryan Stradal | October 16, 2023

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