Essays
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Occasional Dispatches from the Republic of Anhedonia
Colson Whitehead • GrantlandLive from the World Series of Poker.
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You Blow My Mind. Hey, Mickey!
John Jeremiah Sullivan • New York Times MagazineA trip to Disney World with kids and weed.
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Schemes of My Father
Eric Puchner • GQA move to Southern California and a botched reinvention.
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Paper Tigers
Wesley Yang • New YorkAsian-American overachievers as adults.
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I’m Gonna Need You to Fight Me on This
Mac McClelland • GOODHow violent sex helped ease her PTSD.
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My Summer at an Indian Call Center
Andrew Marantz • Mother JonesLearning to speak a foreign language.
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Sniffing Glue
Meghan O’Gieblyn • GuernicaA childhood in Christian pop.
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The Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Paul Ford • The Morning NewsA pregnancy attempted.
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Fading the Vig
Dave Hill • McSweeney'sAdventures in gambling.
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Confessions of a Former Adolescent Puck Tease
Katie Baker • DeadspinHockey message board memories.