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Articles

September Horoscopes Are Here

Your existential guide to the month ahead.

Dirty Bathwater, Bloody Blankets, and Appalling Conditions for Babies

What it was like to be a nurse and a woman of color in apartheid South Africa.

In My Darkest Hour, I Turned to McDonald’s

Moving from New York City to Budapest, I missed a side of America that I never expected I would.

The Women’s Bakery

In Rwanda, this bakery is changing the face of employment for women.

When Are You Getting a Real Job?

On my complicated relationship to making a living.

Parenting My Parent

My father went from being the captain of his own life to a powerless dementia patient.

How a Final Fantasy VII Character Became a Fashion Icon

Our latest ’90s fashion inspiration is from video-game character, Aerith.

Beate Uhse

When I moved to Germany at ten years old, the biggest culture shock was the porn.

Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming On Why ‘Anger Can Be Power’

The musician on her new initiative, activism as a musician, and politics.

The Air Down There

A historical investigation into douching.

A Broken Tongue

On forgetting my family’s native tongue and preserving our history through language.

The Wild Kindness

On the power of magic mushrooms.

Dignity

President Obama’s stenographer on what she learned in his presence.

I’m Afraid of Nature

I watch all of these bucolic trips unfold with only one sinister thought: these people have no idea that they’re about to get murdered.

Read an Excerpt from *Rabbit: A Memoir*

A teacher changes the course of her student's life.

August Horoscopes Are Here

Your existential guide to the month ahead.

A Monumental Woman

Monuments make history visible and tangible, but African American women are grossly underrepresented.

A Life, Passing

My father's death spurred a reflection on growing up Asian Australian.

The Wait Is Over

Before there were cell phones and widespread Internet, we knew how to wait for moments of satisfaction.

Deep in the Yucatan Jungle

After facing my most primal fear of death during a shamanic ritual, my life was never the same again.