The Conversationalist

In order to gather the people you love, sometimes you have to make a plan. Here's why a friendship retreat is the next trip you should plan.

Happy International Women’s Day! Here’s how a feminist blog is born. ??

If the pandemic represented a moment when we could reframe the way we view accommodations and disability in the workplace, the window of opportunity seems to be rapidly closing.

The Oscar-nominated film “I’m Still Here” is based on a true story: Both in the movie and in reality, the Brazilian government wouldn’t admit to killing a man until 25 years after the fact. One writer explores the political histories the film’s reviving in our latest.

“Recently, while looking for an Airbnb in my hometown for an upcoming visit, I found my dead father’s house.”

I was invited on the Straight White American Jesus podcast to speak about Trump and Elon’s fascist coup, how that connects to gender violence and Russia, and why our institutions (Congress, legacy media) are failing to meet the moment. If you’re looking for some clarity about what’s happening right now in the US, give it a listen.

What did Afong Moy dream about? An exclusive interview with the writer-director of “Astonishing Little Feet,” a short film about the first documented Chinese woman to come to America.

"In a ghost story, tension is created through uncertainty. Is the ghost malevolent, in need of help, or simply lost? Those who encounter a phantasm must fill in the narrative on their own." When a death of a friendship can feel like a haunting:

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