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Beware the One-Party State
As this election week comes to an end, we take a closer look at the erosion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 alongside the third lesson from Timothy…
May 22
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King Sorrow and His Paper Crown
Stay true. Used bookstores and their obscure sorrows. Ghost friend. Sad songs to make you cry. Voicemails from my mom.
May 15
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Sam Doyle and the Art of Record
Celebrated by art-world luminaries like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gullah artist Sam Doyle documented his community with love and empathy.
Apr 16
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Defend Institutions
Apr 12, 2025
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Ocean Vuong and the Poetics of Sincerity
May 18, 2025
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The Magical Realism of Gregory Halpern's Buffalo
Jun 6, 2025
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On the Phone with Harvey Pekar
Feb 28, 2025
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Being a Fool About It
Feb 9, 2025
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Writing the Worst of Times
Apr 29, 2025
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Suspended in Time
In photographer McNair Evans' 'drawn inward' series, travel is a meditative state between here and there.
Apr 2
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The Artist Illustrating Philadelphia’s Vanishing Architecture
Phil Perry
Mar 26
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When the Guns Come Out
A meditation in six parts.
Mar 20
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Spaces Between
What does a place say about its people?
Jul 30, 2025
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How Friendship Helped Author Hua Hsu Find Himself
In 'Stay True,' Hua Hsu's brilliant memoir about friendship and grief, "Recognizing oneself in the eyes of another" helped the author forge his own…
Jul 13, 2025
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Los Angeles: Meditations in an Emergency
Earlier this month, Los Angeles became ground zero in the Trump administration's extreme campaign to deport undocumented immigrants. A meditation in…
Jun 27, 2025
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The Magical Realism of Gregory Halpern's Buffalo
In his latest monograph, photographer and Buffalo native Gregory Halpern counters the familiar narratives of Rust Belt decline with images that marry…
Jun 6, 2025
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Ocean Vuong and the Poetics of Sincerity
On the occasion of his new novel, 'The Emperor of Gladness,' an interview with poet and novelist Ocean Vuong prompts me to think deeper about the work…
May 18, 2025
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Writing the Worst of Times
How do you write about the worst time in your life without losing the reader because the story is too bleak? How do you balance light and dark, joy and…
Apr 29, 2025
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