Nonfiction

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

Race, Hip-Hop, and Academe: David Green, Khirsten L. Scott, and Dennis L. Winston in Conversation
David Green, Khirsten L. Scott, and Dennis Winston discuss the role of hip-hop in antiracism and its relationship to the academy.
David Green, Dennis L. Winston, Khirsten L. ScottAug 2, 2021
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The Noosphere Gazette: On Peter B. Kaufman’s “The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge”
An open-access, verifiable, digital knowledge base would potentially enable a major flowering of the human mind.
Kathelin GrayJul 31, 2021
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Uneasy Temporariness: Rosecrans Baldwin’s Los Angeles
“Everything Now” captures Los Angeles’s fundamental ambiguity, its magnetic swirl of beauty and darkness.
Casey SchwartzJul 26, 2021
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A Day at the Beach: On Jon Bradshaw’s “The Ocean Is Closed”
A collection of journalistic pieces from the Pleistocene Era when print magazines ruled the earth.
Tom TeicholzJul 11, 2021
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Saving Face
Masks are everywhere in this interdisciplinary essay by Ravi Mangla.
Ravi ManglaJul 5, 2021
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A Trampoline
On a writing getaway, Rebecca Kuder narrates an unexpected encounter.
Rebecca KuderJul 2, 2021
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What I Learned When My Body Started Talking to Me
Tara Mandarano and her body team up against a sexist and traumatizing medical industry in this personal essay.
Tara MandaranoJul 1, 2021
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Splinter
Eaton Hamilton sums up heartache, marriage, and perseverance.
Eaton HamiltonJun 29, 2021
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To Keep My Brother Alive, I Will Fly 7,500 Miles
Dipika Mukherjee traverses time and space to visit her brother after a tragic accident in this personal essay.
Dipika MukherjeeMay 6, 2021
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Zones of Avoidance
As COVID-19 pressure builds, Maggie Downs reflects on what it means to escape.
Maggie DownsApr 25, 2021
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Stuck in the “Right Now”: A Conversation with Jenny Odell
The author of “How to Do Nothing” on the enforced stasis of COVID-19 lockdown.
Saam NiamiApr 24, 2021
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A Steady Diet of Low Expectations: A Conversation with Jessica Bruder, Author of “Nomadland”
Judith Freeman catches up with Jessica Bruder, whose book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” is the basis for the Oscar-nominated film.
Judith FreemanApr 23, 2021
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