News in Brief 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. Katie Kilkenny
Education The Hoax That Backfired: How an Attempt to Discredit Gender Studies Will Only Strengthen It The latest academic stunt to receive widespread coverage raises interesting points about vanity journals and peer review, but we must also question the motives of the authors. James McWilliams
Features Issue #56: May/June 2017 Magazine Previous Issues Yaa Gyasi’s Ambitious and Empathetic Fiction Gyasi's debut novel took seven years to finish. By the time it was done, the manuscript had sparked a bidding contest among 10 publishers. Avital Andrews
News in Brief ‘Pacific Standard,’ March/April 2017 To get Pacific Standard in print or digital formats, subscribe now. Pacific Standard, March/April 2017. (Illustration: Taylor Le) FEATURES… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Thinking About Writing Literary Fiction? Go for it. The time has never been better. By James McWilliams James Patterson at the Aol Build… Pacific Standard Staff
Issue #54: January/February 2017 Letter From the Editor Magazine Premium Previous Issues Primer Letter From the Editor: The Year Ahead for Pacific Standard Introducing the January/February 2017 issue of Pacific Standard. Nicholas Jackson
News in Brief Pacific Standard, January/February 2017 Table of Contents To get Pacific Standard in print or digital formats, subscribe now. FEATURES A Sober UtopiaIn a remote corner… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Our Best Social Justice Stories From This Past Year The most important reads from our coverage of human to housing rights and everything in between. By Kate… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Twenty-Four Pieces That We Wish We Had Published in 2016 Stories from the past year that we admired or coveted, chosen by the Pacific Standard staff. By Ted… Pacific Standard Staff