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My girlfriend was a wildland firefighter.
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Culture Read an Excerpt from My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh's novel on one woman's "self-preservational" project.
Culture The Secrets Hidden in Black Pudding
How a tossed-off note about a nasty mess of blood and oatmeal revealed a lot about the writer Dorothy Wordsworth.
Life What Dating a Younger Man Taught Me About My Own Shortcomings
I used my 23-year-old boyfriend as a security blanket — until I realized I was just covering up my unhappiness.
Life A Workspace Of One's Own
On the importance of decorating and tidying a workspace of one’s own.
Culture Ibeyi’s New World
Ibeyi releases a video for their transformative anthem “Transmission/Michaelion.”
Culture Meredith Graves Wants You to Succeed
Talking Life, Art, and Funding With Kickstarter’s New Head of Music
Culture The Notorious Korean “Kimchi Temper”
Korean rage can be so potent, some believe you can die from it.
Life Read an Excerpt from Casey Legler's Godspeed
A memoir about swimming and addiction.
Life Friends That Travel Together, Stay Together
There are the friends you go shopping with, and then there are the friends you get lost with on a dirt road in India.
Culture The Spirit of Coney Island Lives On
An ode to the weirdo heartthrobs of the Mr. Coney Island pageant.
Life Your July Horoscope Is Here
An existential guide to the month ahead.
Life Single Women Are at the Bottom of the Nigerian Wedding Hierarchy
This is what happens when “Single Ladies” plays at a wedding.
Culture Lena Dunham and the Lenny Staff on Their Favorite Summer Music
Six songs to create the ultimate summer playlist.
Beauty The Intimacy Between Nail Artists and Their Clients
Oftentimes, we overlook routines of give-and-take, creative collaboration, and trust. For these three nail artists, the intimate relationships they have with their clients are one of the most important parts of doing nails.
