As Impossible and Imperfect as Translation By Krista Stevens Highlight “But poetry…has helped me to find new meaning within and across linguistic boundaries.”
Beautiful Women, Ugly Scenes: On Novelist Nettie Jones and the Madness of ‘Fish Tales’ By Michael Gonzales Feature
Carrying Histories of Protest By Longreads Feature Jaquira Díaz witnesses her father’s rebellious fight for a better life, and her homeland’s fight for its place in the world.
Beautiful Women, Ugly Scenes: On Novelist Nettie Jones and the Madness of ‘Fish Tales’ By Michael Gonzales Feature
We’re All Tourists Now, So Let’s Stop with the Endless, Tedious Quests for Authenticity By Ben Huberman Highlight In Iceland, overtourism has transformed the island in a few short years — and locals and visitors alike try to grapple with the change.
Reporter Uncovers Airbnb Scam. Airbnb Shrugs, Pockets Money By Krista Stevens Highlight Oh by the way, Airbnb makes money on cancellations, too.
Less Work, More Friends, No Consequences By Longreads Reading List Workaholics burn the midnight oil, while the rich and powerful fail up.
The Name Change Dilemma By Hannah Howard Feature Hannah Howard considers tradition, identity, and love as she navigates the decision whether to keep her name after her wedding.
“Labor-Saving” Kitchen Gadgets End Up Creating More Work for Women By Ben Huberman Highlight Instand Pot: great. Dover eggbeater? Not so much.
‘I Was Being Used in Slivers and Slices’: On Feminism at Odds With Evangelical Faith By Jane Ratcliffe Feature “I wasn’t unified in my being. I wasn’t able to bring my whole self to the table,” says Cameron Dezen Hammon about her life as a worship leader for an evangelical megachurch.
The Misconception of the Wild By Carolyn Wells Highlight Leo Schwartz finds out what lessons can be learned from the burned-out Oregon backcountry.
New York City Shredder By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The West Coast may have invented skateboarding, but imaginative New Yorker Tyshawn Jones keeps pushing the limits of what this slab of wood can do.
I’m 72. So What? By Catherine Texier Feature Catherine Texier pushes back against society’s dated ideas about older women, claiming her place among those who are determined to remain vibrant and relevant in the last decades of their lives.
