The Unbelievable Slowness of Thinking
The brain is sometimes called the most complex machine in the known universe. But the thoughts that it outputs putter along at a trifling 10 bits per second, the pace…
The No-BS Protest Art of the Anti-Trump Marches
17,000 Children’s Shoes Line Pennsylvania Avenue in Moving Gaza Memorial
How Corals Fight Back against Warming Seas
Most corals can’t relocate, but they’re finding ways to beat the heat
The Last Word: John Mulaney
During the first 10 minutes of John Mulaney’s interview for Rolling Stone’s “Last Word” column — where pop-culture icons reflect on their work, success, and the lessons they’ve learned along…
Writers With Day Jobs: Earning a Living Outside of Literature
In 2018, as a younger writer in a different phase of life, I was thrilled to interview prolific author William Vollmann. A digital magazine employed me at the time, but…
Do Your Research: Using the Tools of Journalism to Write More Vivid Fiction
Endless research can be an occupational hazard. Johns taught a summer historical fiction workshop where only one writer out of ten brought pages for critique—the other nine had spent years…
Video shows federal agents, detaining a Tufts University PhD student, Rumeysa Ozturk, on Tuesday night.
The student’s attorney said she was detained while on the way to break her Ramadan fast with friends.
Babysitter finds man under bed after child complains of ‘monster’
A babysitter found a man hiding under a child's bed in Kansas after the child complained about a "monster" being there. While trying to show the child there was nothing…
Chavez Ravine
and Dodger Stadium
The Retreat Has Left the Group Chat: Planning and Executing a Successful Retreat With Writer Friends
The writers I spoke with agree: Myriad options exist for how to organize a retreat that’s generative, meaningful, and fun; there’s no one way to do this. Are travel and…