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Why black family violence deserves more attention
It’s a tough subject to write about, but Ta-Nehisi Coates is more than capable.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me grapples with ugly truths about race in America
The Atlantic essayist wonders if he can save his son from his country.
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Kate Bolick’s new book surveys the past, present, and future of the unmarried woman
And, in the process, determines that “spinsters” should no longer be sad
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Spinsters of the world unite!
A new book surveys the past, present, and future of the unmarried woman.
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Could reparations for African-Americans help reduce violence?
A conversation with veteran reparations activist and political organizer Conrad Worrill.
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It’s time, finally, to discuss reparations for African-Americans
“We may find that the country can never fully repay African Americans,” Ta-Nehisi Coates writes. “But we stand to discover much about ourselves in such a discussion.”
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Waiting for Andrew Wiggins? Might as well wait for Godot.
Saviors don’t save in the NBA.
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Where things stand with Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
Where things stand with Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
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If you don’t know what Faulkner said about the past, you haven’t been paying attention
The author’s thoughts on the past live on as a meme.
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Never mind the maternal imperative—my years as a stay-at-home dad were my best so far
When I became the stay-at-home parent, I worried about whether dads could comfort babies as well as moms can.
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Why college kids are protesting
Americans now owe more than $1 trillion in student loans.
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Lupe’s Buzzkill of a “Concert”
Billed as a record-release party, it almost turned into a riot.
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Calling Motherfucking Bullmotherfucking Shit on “the Pynchonian Realm of Highbrow Slapstick,” Motherfuckers.
The Atlantic gets a little too fucking precious when it tries placing @MayorEmanuel in a broader literary context.