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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…
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Matthew Newton
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…
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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…
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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…
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Matthew Newton
Defend Institutions
In the wake of the Trump Administration's crushing blow to American museums and libraries, we take a closer look at the second lesson from Timothy…
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A Portrait of Joy in the Shadow of Collapse
Jack Teemer's kaleidoscopic color photography reveals a joyful portrait of postindustrial America at a tipping point.
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Do Not Obey in Advance
A close reading of Timothy Snyder's 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,' and how it can act as a tool for democratic resistance in…
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Matthew Newton
Coming Soon: A Biography of Place
On Sunday, January 21, the first issue of 'Homesick' arrives
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