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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.

Just Getting By in a ‘Civilized Community’

What does it mean when the minimum wage is impossible to live on—and what does it suggest about how our lives should be?

The Minor Glories and Dank Humanity of Kiese Laymon

The author of Long Division and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America on growing up with black literature as contraband, Drake’s epic shit-talking, and the joys of writing for people who don’t read for a living.

Was It Worth It? The Gretzky Trade, 25 Years Later

Wayne Gretzky wasn’t the first athlete to agree to play in a warmer climate in front of less demanding fans, and he won’t be the last. That doesn’t mean his trade from Edmonton to L.A. wasn’t an affront to the gods.