Paks 1918: A Pogrom and a Prelude By Howard Lovy Feature Howard Lovy retells his grandfather’s childhood accounts of anti-Jewish violence and blood libel in pre-Holocaust Hungary. Friends: We Need Your Help to Fund More Stories
George Washington Lived in an Indian World, But His Biographies Have Erased Native People By Longreads Feature Telling Washington’s story without erasing the people and lands that preoccupied him leads to important new questions; like, just how consequential for American history was the first president’s addiction to land speculation?
Thank You for Making the 2018 Member Drive a Success By Mike Dang Commentary Thanks to the incredible generosity of our readers, we received $30,391 in contributions and membership subscriptions.
Home Again, Home Again: A Reading List By Jacqueline Alnes Reading List Eight stories that explore the theme, “home.”
When Richard Nixon Declared War on the Media By Matt Giles Commentary Jim Acosta isn’t the first reporter to be barred from the White House—when Stuart Loory reported on the possibility that Richard Nixon was bilking taxpayers, he found himself on the president’s enemies list.
The Man Who Would Be King By Krista Stevens Commentary At nearly age 70, Charles is the “longest-waiting heir apparent in history.”
Working to Preserve Traditional Gospel Music By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight With approximately 75 percent of golden age gospel music lost, the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project is trying to save what’s left.
How the U.S. Systematically Puts Black Farmers Out of Business By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How America stacks the deck against black farmers.
Celebrating a Profound Literary Inheritance: Glory Edim on the Well-Read Black Girl Anthology By Joshunda Sanders Feature Glory Edim talks about editing her new anthology, the push for equity in publishing, and how black women writers have written themselves into spaces that neglect or ignore them.
A Confederacy of (Dangerous) Dunces By Sari Botton Highlight Rebecca Solnit argues that the American Confederacy lives on, with Donald Trump at the helm.
PFAS, Cancer, 3M, and a Coverup that’s Decades Old By Krista Stevens Highlight It’s long past time to ditch your Teflon pans.
The Resplendent Photography of Carrie Mae Weems By Danielle Jackson Highlight Carrie Mae Weems may be our best contemporary photographer.
The Secrets We Keep By Deena ElGenaidi Feature Deena ElGenaidi takes stock of the truths she and her Muslim family members hide from one another.
Elena Ferrante and the “My Brilliant Friend” Adaptation for HBO By Danielle Jackson Highlight Merve Emre interviews Elena Ferrante about an upcoming HBO adaptation of her novel, “My Brilliant Friend.”
Living with Dolly Parton By Jessica Wilkerson Feature Asking difficult questions often comes at a cost.
The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free By Longreads Feature In the “bizarre and horrifying world” of the early modern Caribbean, maroons and pirates both prized their freedom above all else. And sometimes they worked together to safeguard it.
The Secrets We Keep By Deena ElGenaidi Feature Deena ElGenaidi takes stock of the truths she and her Muslim family members hide from one another.
The Strongest Woman in the Room By Kitty Sheehan Feature A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
The State of the Bookstore Union By Rebecca McCarthy Feature The Strand, New York City’s largest independent bookstore, is owned by a millionaire — and the booksellers who work there are all broke.
West Across the Sea By Sam Riches Feature Tryggvi Hlinason is a sheep farmer at the center of a new generation of Icelandic basketball talent. He’s trying to do something that only one other Icelander has done before — play in the NBA.
George Washington Lived in an Indian World, But His Biographies Have Erased Native People By Longreads Feature Telling Washington’s story without erasing the people and lands that preoccupied him leads to important new questions; like, just how consequential for American history was the first president’s addiction to land speculation?
Celebrating a Profound Literary Inheritance: Glory Edim on the Well-Read Black Girl Anthology By Joshunda Sanders Feature Glory Edim talks about editing her new anthology, the push for equity in publishing, and how black women writers have written themselves into spaces that neglect or ignore them.
Elena Ferrante and the “My Brilliant Friend” Adaptation for HBO By Danielle Jackson Highlight Merve Emre interviews Elena Ferrante about an upcoming HBO adaptation of her novel, “My Brilliant Friend.”
Remembering Ntozake Shange By Danielle Jackson Commentary The poet, novelist, and playwright Ntozake Shange died Saturday, October 27.
Nic and David Sheff on ‘Beautiful Boy’ and Telling Addiction Stories Responsibly By Zachary Siegel Feature Nic and his father David Sheff’s memoirs about grappling with Nic’s addiction are the basis for the new movie ‘Beautiful Boy.’ It was important to them that the movie communicate what addiction really is — an illness.
Elena Ferrante and the “My Brilliant Friend” Adaptation for HBO By Danielle Jackson Highlight Merve Emre interviews Elena Ferrante about an upcoming HBO adaptation of her novel, “My Brilliant Friend.”
Remembering Ntozake Shange By Danielle Jackson Commentary The poet, novelist, and playwright Ntozake Shange died Saturday, October 27.
Let’s Talk About Sex Scenes By Soraya Roberts Feature Countless women have been mistreated ever since sex became common on our screens. Hollywood’s newfound awareness of intimacy choreography can help change things.
On Blackface, Bert Williams, and Excellence By Danielle Jackson Commentary A complicated racial anxiety rests at the heart of American entertainment.
The Others: Why Women Are Shut Out of Horror By Soraya Roberts Feature Horror movies give more screen time to strong female characters and attract a large female audience. But few female filmmakers get to work on them.
Paks 1918: A Pogrom and a Prelude By Howard Lovy Feature Howard Lovy retells his grandfather’s childhood accounts of anti-Jewish violence and blood libel in pre-Holocaust Hungary.
A Confederacy of (Dangerous) Dunces By Sari Botton Highlight Rebecca Solnit argues that the American Confederacy lives on, with Donald Trump at the helm.
The Resplendent Photography of Carrie Mae Weems By Danielle Jackson Highlight Carrie Mae Weems may be our best contemporary photographer.
The Secrets We Keep By Deena ElGenaidi Feature Deena ElGenaidi takes stock of the truths she and her Muslim family members hide from one another.
Theater of Forgiveness By Hafizah Geter Feature Hafizah Geter contemplates the personal and cultural legacy of violence against Black bodies.
