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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.

Out of the Woods and Into the Particle Accelerator

Figuring out the force behind Taylor Swift's new song, one component part at a time.

The Knick's Historical Manipulations

Steven Soderbergh's turn-of-the-last-century medical drama is obsessed with modernity—what it means to step out of history's shadow, and how we shape the past to fit our current needs.

28 'Til I Die

On reaching life’s sweet spot.

The Right to Die in Prison

Belgium's decision to grant euthanasia to a prisoner who claims he's beyond rehabilitation may seem like a win-win, but making choices in prison isn't like making choices anywhere else.

How to Feel About the End of the World

Catastrophe, capitalism, and unlikely optimism in Ben Lerner’s 10:04 and Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything.