The Breasts Make the Woman... Or Do They? On Having (and Losing) a Pair

The Breasts Make the Woman... Or Do They? On Having (and Losing) a Pair

Sarah Thornton Explores Body Dysmorphia After a Double Mastectomy

By Sarah Thornton | May 10, 2024

Invisible Women: On the Victorian Custom of Cutting Mothers Out of Portraits

Invisible Women: On the Victorian Custom of Cutting Mothers Out of Portraits

Ellen O’Connell Whittet Considers the Photographic Evidence of Maternal Erasure

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | May 10, 2024

A new report tracks workplace retaliation against pro-Palestinian media workers.

A new report tracks workplace retaliation against pro-Palestinian media workers.

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Rebecca Curtis's

One great short story to read today:
Rebecca Curtis's "Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit"

By Emily Temple | May 9, 2024

Against the objectification of books (or, some thoughts on The Discourse).

Against the objectification of books (or, some thoughts on The Discourse).

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2024

What’s Wrong With PEN America, and Why We Need It To Survive

What’s Wrong With PEN America, and Why We Need It To Survive

For Maris Kreizman, Dissent is Not Censorship

By Maris Kreizman | May 9, 2024

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Jerrod Carmichael on Using Art to (Try to) Solve Life's Problems

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A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

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How the Beloved Memory of Dead Pets Can Help Guide the Writing Process

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Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Why You Should Keep a Garden Journal (Even if You Don’t Have a Garden)

Fiona Warnick on the Question of What Is Worth Documenting

By Fiona Warnick | May 9, 2024

John James Audubon Had More Than a Little Help With Those Bird Paintings

John James Audubon Had More Than a Little Help With Those Bird Paintings

Kenn Kaufman on the Processes of Artistic Collaboration and Imitation

By Kenn Kaufman | May 9, 2024

How Pregnancy Forever Transforms the Body and the Mind

How Pregnancy Forever Transforms the Body and the Mind

Lucy Jones on the Eternal Biological Bonds Between Mothers and Children

By Lucy Jones | May 9, 2024

I invented the abstract colorful blob book cover.

I invented the abstract colorful blob book cover.

By James Folta | May 8, 2024

One great short story to read today: </br>Jamaica Kincaid's

One great short story to read today:
Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl"

By Brittany Allen | May 8, 2024

Soil As Archive: On the Work of Recognizing Alternate Forms of Sentience

Soil As Archive: On the Work of Recognizing Alternate Forms of Sentience

Angie Sijun Lou Considers the Many Conceptions of Time

By Angie Sijun Lou | May 8, 2024

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of <em>The Millstone</em> by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

Punished for Pregnancy: On the Radical Power of The Millstone by Margaret Drabble in a Post-Roe World

Carrie Mullins Recommends a 1960s British Novel for Present-Day America

By Carrie Mullins | May 8, 2024

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