Things Keep Happening and Happening and Happening
I sent the email at 3 p.m., and at 3:05 I wondered how they would get the blood from the seats and I couldn’t get it out of my head.
The Absurd World and A Series of Unfortunate Events
I was wrong. I am eating crow. I need to figure out how to be a part of a world that seems too strange and treacherous to believe.
Yarn Shop
The first mittens that the girl ever knits are for her father, but he does not wear them, because he is afraid he will ruin them.
Courage
This balancing act bestows a lot of power on therapists. It also becomes a breeding ground for callousness.
Soviet Daughter
Themes of identity across generations of Russian-Jewish women are wonderfully woven together in Julia Alekseyeva’s brilliant debut graphic memoir, Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution.
Four More Years!
“The best movie ever made! Critics everywhere LOVE it. Cannes standing ovation. Big appalls!”
Five More Minutes
Their apathy towards education, even in the moments it was spoon fed to them, was almost impressive.
Let the Mystery Be
In an age now marked by both facts and alternative facts, our search for truth intensifies.
The Legendary Life of Étienne Brûlé
Étienne Brûlé sat down for his quarterly review in a loincloth and moccasins, chuckling to himself in Algonquin about the foolishness of imperialism.
A Moment Already Passed
There’s a song I’ve had stuck in my head for over a year now. And not just the music—it’s like the idea of the song is stuck in my head.
