Only Women’s Solidarity Can End Women’s Suffering
Senegalese auteur Ousmane Sembène's final film, "Moolaadé," takes on female genital mutilation
Apr 18 - Kemi Falodun
culture 
essays
“Bad Boy” Publishers Aren’t Mavericks—They’re Depressingly Mainstream
The documentary "Obscene" tries to praise 1980s publisher Barney Rosset for breaking boundaries, but only shows how far we haven't come
Apr 4 - Manuel Betancourt
culture 
Liking Books Is Not a Personality
The invention of “bookishness,” and why Marie Kondo is so threatening to people who buy in
Mar 19 - Hannah McGregor
culture 
An Unwinnable Video Game Taught Me How to Write Endings
You can keep playing Stardew Valley forever—and that helped me confront my fear of wrapping things up
Mar 12 - Sarah Rosenthal
writing 
Fourteen Women Playing One Guitar
Taking my broken heart to see Ragnar Kjartansson’s “Woman in E”
Mar 8 - Amanda Oliver
culture 
Becoming an Actor Taught Me to Write
Performing and writing may seem like two different arts, but in fact, they inform and bolster each other
Mar 5 - Ennis Smith
writing 
This Mysterious Website Generates Weird Short Stories About Phone Numbers
The unsettling text may have a simple explanation—what’s interesting is what it says about us as readers
Feb 22 - Kristen O’Neal
writing 
In “Russian Doll,” Neglecting Your Neighbors Could Kill You
Despite its speculative premise, the show is about what we owe to each other in the real world
Feb 21 - Natalie Adler
culture 
We’re Always Connected Online, and We’ve Never Been So Lonely
Sherry Turkle’s book “Alone Together” diagnoses the ironic isolation of our age
Feb 7 - Hilal Isler
culture 
