Essays
Unfathomable Life
As a philosopher, I thought I understood risk. Then I tried to get pregnant.
Anna Hartford
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Essays
The Wondrous Banality of Democracy
Counting the votes in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
John Fabian Witt
November 13, 2020
Seven Theses on the Open-Closed Theaters
The pandemic has shuttered theaters, but the need for communal experience has never been more vital
Feisal G. Mohamed
October 21, 2020
My Silent Childhood
I didn’t know my name until I went to kindergarten. Then I became a writer.
Maureen Sun
September 1, 2020
Soup Can; or, On Hospitality
Anything can become a weapon in America, especially against those who dare to cross the color line
Wendy S. Walters
September 1, 2020
We Miss Each Other, But Do We Even Know Each Other?
After a long-ago theater closure, a female playwright complicated what it means to be intimate with another body
Katherine Mannheimer
July 23, 2020