Essay

From the freak wharfs of Baltimore to downtown Manhattan, writing columns on art or getting screwed with poultry for John Waters, Cookie Mueller’s life was one that defied every either/or.

One hundred years after Denmark installed a forlorn sculpture of the Little Mermaid, the siren-like myth’s many forms and tellings continue to fascinate and draw us in.

San Francisco-based writer Rebecca Solnit’s wide-lens perspective and undulating prose is not nearly as renowned as it should be.

Scenes from a 10-day road trip across the United States.

In the words of Larry Tye: "When a name ends in 'man,’ the bearer is Jewish, a superhero, or both." Yes, Superman is both. And he makes me want to be a better Jew.

On Asian sexuality, solidarity between racial minorities, and the subversive promotion of Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians.

Daniel Bergner's What Do Women Want? confirms that women are into sex. And this is a radical thesis, even if we know, from our personal lives, that it only scratches the surface.

A Father’s Day reflection, one year after the accidental death of the author’s own father, on the things that gather and accumulate in his absence.