Readings

The Year in Escape

How do you decide when to call somewhere home, and which one takes precedence if more than one place fits the bill?

Waiting for Ripley

As Arrival and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story placed strong women at the hearts of heady, exciting science-fiction stories, Sigourney Weaver's iconic Alien hero looms as large as ever.

The Year in Chuck Bass Coping Mechanisms

I wasn’t alone in turning to teen dramas to deal with mental health issues. 

The Year in New Names

I kept my dad's name, even after he left, and I'm still not sure why. Now it's too late to change. Isn't it? 

The Year in Prepping

I spent my year eavesdropping on people who believe that an inability to do things for oneself is not only impractical or short-sighted, but morally punishable.

The Year in Broken Hungarian

When people asked me why I had come to Budapest, I told them it made sense at the time. 

The Year in Creating Black Joy

What happens when we purposefully set aside time to meditate on the multifaceted nature of Black joy in the face of Black suffering?

The Year in Observance

I now find myself repeatedly asking which is the more powerful Jewish tradition, our love of ourselves or the world’s hatred of us?

The Year in Audio Nostalgia

Modern music streaming services are rigorously quality-controlled from the instant the songs are uploaded by labels and artists—there’s no longer any room for happy accidents.

The David Foster Wallace Disease

It’s funny, knowing that, if I were living in one of my favourite minds, I might want to turn it off.