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Sex, Love and Longing in 1970s Gay New York: Edmund White on His Past Lovers

Sex, Love and Longing in 1970s Gay New York: Edmund White on His Past Lovers

“He was a Peter Pan, the puer aeternus. I was abject in my longing for him.”

By Edmund White | January 28, 2025

Why Absolute Truth is Still Worth Pursuing In a Narrative-Driven World

Why Absolute Truth is Still Worth Pursuing In a Narrative-Driven World

Jay Nicorvo on Separating Fact From Perception While Writing a True Crime Memoir

By Jay Nicorvo | January 27, 2025

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“I wrote into that darkness because that kind of honesty was the only thing that felt right.”

By Matthew Nienow | January 22, 2025

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

Kristen Martin on the Superficial Portrayals of Orphanhood on 90s TV

By Kristen Martin | January 22, 2025

Pico Iyer on What We Can Learn From the Monastic Life

Pico Iyer on What We Can Learn From the Monastic Life

In Praise of Solitude, Contemplation and Connection

By Pico Iyer | January 21, 2025

Canine Charms: Markus Zusak on Rescuing a Dog and Naming It After a Character in His Fiction

Canine Charms: Markus Zusak on Rescuing a Dog and Naming It After a Character in His Fiction

How Reuben the Rottweiler Shepherd Mix Jumped from Page to Life

By Markus Zusak | January 21, 2025

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Arrested for Driving While Black: The Effortless Racism of America's Criminal Justice System

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Irvin Weathersby Jr. on Racist Cops, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the Traumatic Memory of Spending a Night in Chains

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From the Wakefield Twins to Claudia Kishi: How We See and Don’t See Ourselves in What We Read

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Gloria L. Huang on Understanding Herself and Her Family Through Middle Grade Books

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Paradise in Progress: On Creating a Natural Refuge in the Blue Ridge Mountains

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“The more I learned, the more I had to face that, in this job I’d volunteered myself for, total control was impossible.”

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Crumple Zone: What Car Crashes Reveal About Human Hubris and Fragility

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