Readings

An illustration of Boris Karloff glares at the camera
A Tight Collar and Plenty of Gin

How the actor Boris Karloff obscured his Anglo-Indian roots and reinvented himself into an icon of Hollywood horror.

An image of couples reaching towards storks carrying babies, on a backdrop of a blue sky with fluffy clouds.
Waiting Room

How hopeful parents' struggles with a major Canadian surrogacy agency illustrate the need for regulation.

different panes of glass
The Policy Says

The manager takes me into the back room to explain the company ethos and the role. Each neighborhood store should feel like just that, a neighborhood store, she says, reading from the brochure.

Rollie Pemberton is depicted in a colourful illustration.
The Human Pinterest

Travis Scott searches for Utopia after Astroworld.

Photo of woman with a curly bob, red lipstick, and a black teeshirt. Collage features a yellow book cover that says NO MEAT REQUIRED
‘We Have a Deep Hatred of Taking Food Seriously’: An Interview with Alicia Kennedy

The author of No Meat Required on the politics of veganism, living and eating in Puerto Rico, and the future of subscription lettuce.

Abhrajyoti Chakraborty is depicted as a cartoon rendering.
Doing One's Best

What does artistic freedom mean for a filmmaker today?

A portrait of the actor Mary Alice
A Light Under the Door

Mary Alice dedicated her career to portraying Black women with depth and nuance. Why were there so few parts in which she could shine?

 

 

technicolor sand dunes with a red sky and cacti
The Voice of the Desert

Listening to the American Southwest.

Cat eyes peering out of a field of shooting stars
Cat Fox Neutrino

Searching for a new literary realism in the Anthropocene.