Looking to Fiction for Insights on Suicide
We need to help everyday Americans understand suicide better. Literature is well positioned to serve that function.
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The ‘Pacific Standard’ Pop Culture Picks of 2017
The music, film, television, writing, and digital diversions that got our staff through the year.
How James Baldwin Gives Our Problem Back to Us
In recent years, American audiences have embraced Baldwin more fully than ever before.
How Millennials Became Convenient Scapegoats for a Changing Society
Malcolm Harris' new book argues that grim realities are behind the hand-wringing press about Gen Y.
When Being Mean Is a Revolutionary Act
In her new and radical memoir, Myriam Gurba discusses reclaiming political power through the art of nastiness.
Why a History of the Police’s Relationship to the Working Class Is Being Re-Released Now
1983's Policing a Class Society argued that the police has always protected the interests of the upper classes.
The Language Ta-Nehisi Coates Taught Me
Coates' new book shows how he developed a set of linguistic tools that have opened up new ways for black Americans to describe the world.
The Secret to Presidential Humor: Lessons From Obama’s Funniest Speechwriter
A conversation with David Litt about the Obama White House, his new book, and the funniest joke that Obama never delivered.
Pepe the Frog Creator Shuts Down Publication of Alt-Right Children’s Book
Created by comic artist Matt Furie in 2005, Pepe the Frog has since been adopted as a symbol by the alt-right.
How to Tell a Better Cult Story
How four recent works—two books and two television shows—are transforming how we talk about new religious movements.