Second Genesis: When a Tribute Band Transcends the Original
The Musical Box isn’t Genesis, but they’ve averaged about fifty shows annually and toured Europe. Is what they do art?
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Do We Really Need a Taylor Swift Reporter?
Outlets like USA Today are hiring beat reporters to write exclusively about Swift and Beyoncé. But investing in this kind of journalism distracts from stories people actually need
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The Darker Side of Leonard Cohen
How the myth of the male genius shields our cultural heroes from scrutiny
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The Future of Mining Might Be Smaller than You Think
As the world’s demand for metals continues to rise, some are using microorganisms to mine and “clean” waste
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Sarah Bernstein Breaks the Rules in Study for Obedience
The unnerving novel that earned two major prize nominations rattles expectations of how stories are often told
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Trauma Is Shaping Our Reactions to the Violence in Palestine and Israel
This is a struggle where neither side is able to demonstrate grief for the other
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As the Israel–Hamas War Escalates, Misinformation Surges
The spread of false claims on social media makes it hard to sort fact from fiction
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The Best Thing I Could Do for Climate Change Was Go Home
I was making gelato and living large in Vancouver, but something was missing. Then I returned to Old Crow, Yukon
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We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford
Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him?
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Rethinking Uncertainty in an Insecure Age
Our world is becoming more unsettled in many troubling ways. In others, it is not nearly unsettled enough
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