Tierney Finster in MEL MagazineJan 2815 min readKeeping Up With Dr. MiamiThe plastic surgeon stars in his own Snapchat universe of butt lifts and trap musicRead more…482 responses
John McDermott in MEL MagazineMar 123 min readA Eulogy for the Pit TraderAn oral history about work life in Chicago’s notoriously high…Read more…273 responses
Tony Rehagen in MEL MagazineFeb 2711 min readTwelve Hours a SlaveWhy one man spends his spare time re-enacting America’s ugliest eraRead more…301 response
Doctors Without Borders in The Development Set5 days ago20 min readWhat Was Lost in the Kunduz Hospital AttackDoctors Without Borders19230“I Screamed As Wires Pinned Me to the Ground”Six months ago, I was operating on a patient in the Kunduz Trauma Center when U.S…Read more…1412 responses
Courtney Martin in The Development SetMar 712 min readThe “Third World” Is Not Your ClassroomA growing number of privileged Americans are studying and working in low-income countries. How do you prime the…Read more…99292 responses
Margaret Corvid in The Development SetJan 2610 min readSex Work Gives Me Anxiety — But For Me, It’s Better Than a Cubicle“I have traded the conflict of the modern workplace for a…Read more…26413 responses
Pacific Standard in Pacific StandardMar 1413 min readThe Youngest Casualties in the War on ObesitySchool-based nutrition and BMI screenings are meant to improve the health of students, but emerging evidence shows that, not only aren’t they helping, they also appear to be triggering deadly eating disorders in children. Now, a small group of activists is taking on the system — and making a difference.Read more…19
Pacific Standard in Pacific Standard4 days ago10 min readMeet PRIME, the New App That Wants to Help End SchizophreniaResearchers from the University of California-San Francisco are turning to an unlikely source to…Read more…312 responses
Pacific Standard in Pacific StandardMar 728 min readThe Disappearing SoldierThe story of the Australian serviceman with PTSD who flew halfway around the world to die alone on the side of a mountain.Read more…161 response
Jennifer Malise in FemsplainMar 6, 20153 min read“I’m Sorry” Is My ArmorI say “I’m sorry” when I’m scared and I’m scared 50% of the time. The other 50% is spent in blissful ignorance as my brain catches up on all the things I should be scared of. I…Read more…162 responses
Sam Escobar in FemsplainDec 4, 20156 min readI Censor My Queerness Around My Straight FriendsRead more…181 response
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