Browsing Category Essays

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  Essays

  The Tell-Tale Heart of Chemical Valley

  In the wake of Elk River, a West Virginia native outlines the seven phases of Appalachian industrial disaster.

  By Cheyenna Layne Weber
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  You, Too, Dislike It: Ch-Ch-Changes

  Adam Fitzgerald suggests another look.

  By Alex Howe
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  Essays

  Being With Grace

  “I feel so sorry for people not living in Detroit.” Despite her city's troubles, a 98-year-old activist sees hope.

  By Nick Mirzoeff
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  Essays

  LiveJournaling the Revolution: Dispatches from Kiev

  Street fighting. Molotov cocktails. Gunfire. LiveJournal? A blogger writes from inside the Ukrainian uprising.

  By Ilya Varlamov
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  Columns

  You, Too, Dislike It: Skinny Dipping

  Anne Marie Rooney, unromantic.

  By Alex Howe
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  You, Too, Dislike It: Joy Runneth Over

  Kenneth Koch, overgrown kid.

  By Alex Howe
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  In Praise of Problematic Art

  You don't have to choose an orthodoxy to make pop political.

  By Toren Hardee
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  Columns

  You, Too, Dislike It: Aiming High

  Jennifer L. Knox blazes through the culture.

  By Alex Howe
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  Columns

  You, Too, Dislike It: Being [Your Name]

  John Koethe wants to know what it's like.

  By Alex Howe
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  Columns

  You, Too, Dislike It: No Resolutions, No Narratives

  Kim Addonizio keeps it real for New Year's.

  By Alex Howe
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  Columns

  You, Too, Dislike It: Post-Christmas Misery

  T.S. Eliot has an unmerry Christmas.

  By Alex Howe
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  Columns

  Why Republican Billionaires Are Gay Rights Advocates

  By pretending to be populist, the corporatized gay movement reaffirms the dangerous lie that American democracy isn't imperiled.

  By Caspar