Readings

The Canadian Who Faced Down Ali

George Chuvalo lost both of his fights with Muhammad Ali, but went the distance in each match—just a few of the times, in boxing as in life, he was pushed to the brink.

'If There Isn't Something That Disquiets You, Why Would You Do It?': An Interview with John Irving

Talking with the author of Avenue of Mysteries about writing what you're afraid of, the vanity of the Great American Novel, and the perils of sleeping with both a mother and a daughter.

You Can't Have Diarrhea Around a Beauty Queen

Irritable Bowel Syndrome vs. your stomach, Irritable Bowel Syndrome vs. your self-worth. 

Right of Way

Three proposed pipelines. Two sides in opposition. And one woman in a cabin in the woods who isn't leaving until the energy companies go home.

'There’s Either a Gun or a Wedding': An Interview with Whit Stillman

The director of Love & Friendship on Jane Austen, his failed career as a writer, and true crime television.

Watch Me Bathe

How can something as trivial as one's hygiene rituals have such an impact on how happy or successful others perceive you to be?

'When We Change Our Bodies, Do We Really Change?': An Interview with Mona Awad

The author of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl on self image, how music and dance inform her writing, and emotional honesty. 

Schlocknado

The third wave of B-movies—straight-to-streaming films made cheaper, faster, dirtier than ever—exist to pad streaming and on-demand services’ libraries. 

Perfect Information Game

Chess devoured my life, until I was sweating in a suit at the Bangkok Chess Tournament feeling myself slip into the void.