Houston, We Have a Popstar
Katy Perry heads to space on a Blue Origin flight funded by Jeff Bezos, but her head never leaves the clouds.
Journalism in Verse
Real To Me
The WWE is famous for blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
Bear
Women on TikTok ask: would you rather be in the woods with
Praise Odes (Three Poems)
By Jeff Schiff. Odes to the culture of conspiracy, tribalism, and hatred that propelled the modern American Trump voter.
The First Recital
By Michael Quattrone.A 92-year-old music teacher meets the demands of remote learning - and gives a lesson in continuity.
This Six-Stringed Horizon Boogie
By Jaclyn Youhana Garver. "Eddie Van Halen died today, a planet’s agreed-upon guitar god, which is to say, a holy bard of
Dear Virginia
By Kim Harvey. Monuments to Robert E. Lee are at the epicenter of Black Lives Matter protests in Virginia.
Jury Selection
By Akua Lezli Hope. After Weinstein's defense eliminates young white women from the jury, a reminder that justice always has diverse inroads.
The Pretzel Et Al
By Jane Yolen. A mother is forced to wait behind childless tourists for a pretzel at Disney World. In the distance, sirens.
