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In Search of Hidden Family History in the Late Ottoman Empire

In Search of Hidden Family History in the Late Ottoman Empire

Alice Sparberg Alexiou on Love and Loss From Jerusalem to Izmir

By Alice Sparberg Alexiou | November 6, 2023

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

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Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

By Roz Chast | October 25, 2023

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

Creating From Chaos: On Life During and After Art School

From Lila Ash's Graphic Memoir, Decodependence

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

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