Andrea Lee on Cross-Cultural Encounters
Your story in this week’s issue, “The Children,” is a narrative about identity, in which, one could say, three continents intersect: North America, where Shay, the narrator, comes from; Europe, where she lives; and Africa, where she spends part of the year. How did that encounter of diverse cultures inform the story? Is it a…
The Book That Exposed the Cynical Politics of Donald Duck
In Santiago, Chile, in the early nineteen-seventies, the writer Ariel Dorfman served as a cultural adviser to the Chilean President, Salvador Allende. There was revolutionary fervor in the air, and Dorfman, as he wrote in his 1998 memoir, “Heading South, Looking North,” “felt the giddiness of those few great moments in your existence when you…
Dear Pepper: Conflicted Dating and Night Snacking
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Beto O’Rourke Struggles to Find His Place in the Democratic Presidential Field
Listen with: iTunes WNYC Stitcher TuneIn Beto O’Rourke did not defeat Ted Cruz in the 2018 Texas race for the Senate, but his campaign made him a political celebrity. In March, when O’Rourke announced his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination, he raised more than six million dollars in a single day. In recent weeks, he…
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Revisiting a Symphonic AIDS Memorial
On April 30, 1983, the Gay Men’s Health Crisis held a fund-raiser at Madison Square Garden, billing it as “The Biggest Gay Event of All Time.” The main entertainment was a performance by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Beforehand, a distinguished attendee led a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as the AIDS…
Answers to “Is Your Dog Friendly?” Applied to Me
“Unfortunately, she was never socialized properly.” “She’s aggressive toward men wearing hats, men with beards, tall men, big men, men with deep voices, men.” “She’s nervous, but can you blame her really?” “She’s still traumatized by being forced to go outside.” Click Here: “Give her a cookie and she’ll be your friend for life.” “She likes trash?” “Friendly to…
The Particular Drama of Simona Halep
Simona Halep first picked up a racquet when she was four years old. At fourteen, she decided to dedicate her life to tennis. At sixteen, she left her family, in the small, ancient city of Constanta, Romania, and moved into a hotel in the capital, Bucharest, in order to train at a serious academy. Her…
Mueller Stirs Controversy by Urging Americans to Read
Click:airfryer WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—The special counsel Robert Mueller ignited a firestorm of controversy on Wednesday by recommending that millions of Americans read. Mueller, seemingly oblivious to the uproar he was about to create, repeatedly commented that there was valuable information available to the American people only by reading a long book. At the White…