On Monday night, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the foyer of the second largest indoor music venue in Europe. The MEN Arena in Manchester, UK, had just hosted a night of entertainment by...
There are two ways for me to begin this piece: I discovered the music of Perfume Genius late, or I discovered the music of Perfume Genius at exactly the right time. I was working in a job...
For most of my life people have been asking me for food recommendations. “You have to tell me where has the best egg rolls!” “But like, where do you eat? You know, for real Chinese food?”...
In the past week, Americans have learned that President Trump shared code-word level classified information with the Russian foreign minister and an ambassador, endangering relations with...
Happy Monday, readers! This week we're browsing some really delightful longreads with beautiful language, fascinating subjects, and deep looks into society and culture. There's a splendid...
As the snap General Election approaches, many Brits are wondering what each political party can offer them and the country. For women, making up just over half of the population, there are...
Summer is coming, which means June is right around the corner, which means Pride celebrations. Canada now seems to be right back where it started last year with talk about cops participating...
During its half century of Soviet and Nazi occupation, more than 47,000 Latvians (nearly three percent of the country’s population) were prosecuted and punished. Latvia doesn’t want that...
Last week was the 135th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act. On May 6, 1882, the US passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese people to America. The very few Chinese people allowed to...
Happy Monday, gentle readers! We hope you had a great weekend...and that you're looking for some reading recommendations to sneak in between sifting through your inbox this morning. This week,...