AND THE STARS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT TODAY
Writers reflect on David Bowie
Remembering Prince
DIG IF YOU WILL THE PICTURE
Writers reflect on Prince in a super-star’s send-off, a backstage pass to our most private moments of praise, celebration and deep, indelible loss.
BAKING IS CHEAPER THAN THERAPY
BY ALYSIA SAWCHYN
“It’s so—” I couldn’t find the right word. Wholesome? Not really, if you know them. American? I’m not sure what that even means. Hallmark-esque? Yes.
HOLIDAYS IN SPRINGFIELD
BY TABITHA BLANKENBILLER
What was it like, I wondered now, not to know the wreckage of which Lisa Simpson spoke? To recognize the world was flawed only abstractly, like accepting the existence of black holes or narwhals? To puzzle at a question like “aren't the police the protective force that maintains the status quo for the wealthy elite” and only assume the answer because of the source?
REVIEWS OF MY LIFE: LIFE EXPECTANCY
BY BUD SMITH
I was nervous that I was going to have to live until 125 or some crazy shit.