‘Notes to John’ Is Heartbreaking, Strange, and Unlike Anything Else Joan Didion Wrote
It has a great first line; most Joan Didion books do: “Re not taking Zoloft, I said it made me feel for about an hour after taking it that I’d…
With Her New Book, ‘Unfit Parent,’ Jessica Slice Upends Assumptions About Disability and Motherhood
With the rise of MomTok and mom-influencer chic, the cultural conversation around parenting has seemingly never been louder. Still, the voices of disabled parents—who number in the millions across the…
My Boyfriend’s Secret Girlfriend Was My Best Friend
We were all students of a small music program at a private college, which meant that I was the last person to know. I stepped offstage from a violin recital…
Cheat Sheets for ‘The Great Gatsby’s’ Centennial
One hundred years after F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby,” the novel’s influence hasn’t exactly dimmed. From illuminating the Empire State Building in green — as a wink at…