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Lay It Down

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

The Threshold

The baby had come from a place none of us could remember. Our grandmother was headed there.

2014 Is Not A List

On the insufficiency of numbers, black metal turned aggressively queer and danceable, and finding that certain brand of black cherry lipstick.

Publishing Pop Daydreams

Anna Todd's One Direction fanfic-turned-novel After lets readers indulge specific fantasies—not just through the fictionalized versions of celebrities, but through the author's life as well.

'How Did This Happen, and How Did I Not See It Coming?'

Over 900 members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple died on November 18, 1978. Here, in their own words, are some of the people who made it out alive.

A Berlin Diary: Italy Pt. 1

In a final two-part instalment, Sholem visits an old friend in Italy and tries, unsuccessfully, to avoid old habits.

Artists Don't Have To Do It All Themselves: An Interview with Sarah Thornton

The author of 33 Artists in 3 Acts discusses whether being an artist means knowing how to do life drawing, art as a financial asset, and the rise of Lena Dunham.

For Kids, By Kids—But Not For Long

YouTube's (mostly) teenage vloggers created a monumental mainstream youth culture free of adult supervision. Now they're doing the unthinkable: growing up.