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Lay It Down

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

The Blank Screen Will Not Save You

The desire to refresh, recharge, and reinvent ourselves is natural, even healthy—but resolutions tied to objects and tools tend to disappoint us.

The Bright Side of Individualism

In an increasingly fragmented world, the debate around "Je Suis Charlie" reminds us there are reasons to avoid collectivity.

Impatiently Waiting for the Horror of Death

How do you argue with someone who won't stop reminding you that they're going to die?

'That's a Fairly Silly Question': An Interview with Mike Leigh

The acclaimed (and playfully salty) filmmaker on the evolution of style, shooting in digital, and the limits and joys of making period pieces.

A Dead Boy

The choice he had: between a life of boredom in a displaced persons camp or joining the armed struggle. A dispatch from among the Kachin Independence Army of northern Burma.