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media debate • books • movies

© Sarah Katharina Kayß
"Wake up, New York Review of Boys!"

Theme Essay by Amy Hoffman

Suppressing women’s writing—which, make no mistake, is what our culture does—is suppressing our thought.

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why I write • faith • visual art

"Why Do You Feel out of Place Almost Everywhere?" © Josep Serra; used by permission only
Why Do You Feel out of Place Almost Everywhere?

Animations by Josep Serra

...and signs that you are in the wrong relationship.

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advice • teaching • interviews

Why I Teach—and Write

Editor's Note by Martha Nichols

I teach for the same reasons I write: to connect with an audience.

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The Game Changer

Memoir by Fran Cronin

Snippets of splendor were sprinkled everywhere in Moscow.

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"Obama Biden, Oakland Riots" © Thomas Hawk; Creative Commons license
Manhattan, My Ass, You're in Oakland

Two Poems by Judy Juanita

Do the dead Chumash own Santa Barbara or do Oprah and Jeff Bridges?

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Raymond Sokolov: The Joy of Edible Muskrat

Theme Essay by Jeremiah Horrigan

What is the state of American food—not just food writing—these days?

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