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On César Alvarez’s play, “The Potluck,” revelations on writing the unwritable, and a creative call to action for your own seismic absences.
The Sharpening with Amber Tamblyn
Creative practices for political catharsis.
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The Architecture of Silence.
On the slow machinery of silencing dissent and writing about something you believe in that could cost you.
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An interview with the producer of House M.D. and filmmaker behind Artists in Residence, a story of art, independence, and the cost of choosing both
Radical Tenderness Is A Portal to Here.
On the anniversary of Andrea Gibson’s passing, the archival footage of ghosts, and a creative call to action in one sentence.
You and the Follow Through.
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A conversation with the curator, artist, and poet-extraordinaire
The Court did their job. Now we have to do ours.
The Supreme Court's final word on E. Jean Carroll, the bill Trump can no longer avoid, and the conversation this country refuses to have, until now.
The Warm Front Has Arrived.
On purity politics, the New York primaries, and the movement that changed my mind.
INTERVIEW: Perrin Roosevelt Ireland on what we can learn from the sex lives of animals
Anacondas as sex toys for river dolphins, Eleanor Roosevelt, and moving out of climate grief into community action
What Do You Give the Man Who Has Taken Everything?
From discriminating against Black tenants in Brooklyn to separating children at the border, the birthday of the President is an invitation to speak truth to power.
The algorithm wont save you but your neighbor might. An interview With Jesse Nolan
On progressives embracing propaganda, acting locally as a salve for online alienation and how Democrats can actually win
Draw Your Revolution.
What would your life look like in three panels? On the life and defiant art of Marjane Satrapi
INTERVIEW: Poet & Publisher Matthew Zapruder
How to figure out what you REALLY need as a writer and artist, not just what capitalism requires
Rainbow Again.
What children's letters to the future can teach us about dreaming without apology
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My conversation with the award-winning novelist on writing in a time of capitalism, letting your art take the time it needs, and honoring death as an act of creation.
To Stephen, With Love.
A tribute to Stephen Colbert’s Late Night, behind the scenes of his farewell party, and creating an artifact of gratitude.
INTERVIEW: Roxane Gay + Fun Summer Updates!
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