The Blighted Beauty of America’s Sport
Where will America's sport be in 20 years? John Schulian maps the evolution of the sport and its reception, from it's halcyon days to now.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Besotted: Writers and Their Dogs
Linda Gray Sexton (daughter of Anne Sexton) on the healing value of dogs.
Geoff at Sea
Susan McCallum-Smith discusses Geoff Dyer's "Another Great Day at Sea."
How Memory Is Written and Rewritten: On Adriana Páramo’s My Mother’s Funeral
“A girl doesn't become a woman overnight,” Adriana Páramo writes.
A Daughter’s Corrido: Maria Venegas Talks “Bulletproof Vest”
“I’M CERTAIN that it’s only a matter of time before past catches up with him, before he turns up dead …"
Some Dance to Remember, Some Dance to Forget: A Few Thoughts on Iraq, “Hotel California,” and Coming Home
The song “Hotel California” beckons, from Baghdad and Arizona …
Europe Through the Looking Glass: Nina Martyris on Pallavi Aiyar
An Indian author, having written about China, turns her gaze to Europe.
The Era of the Geographically Confused
A collaboration between a grandfather and grandson traces the history of India and Burma through personal memories.
Or Else We'd Cry: Jonathan Wilson's "Kick and Run"
"Kick and Run" by Jonathan Wilson contains much more than deep thoughts on the nature of soccer and Judaism.
Re-re-reading Gore Vidal: A First Anniversary Requiem
A remembrance of what he really stood for.
The Super Chief
Van Dyke Parks remembers a 1957 train ride from Princeton to Pasadena.
You’re Not Alone
Franzen can’t help but give voice to his despair, but neither does he give it the last word, choosing to place his faith in the ruggedness of comedy.
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