Against Type

Broad City is a platonic “romance between two friends” who happen to be women.

Let’s Be Real

Two books by Roxane Gay reflect on the state of feminism.

Being Jewish in Today’s Germany

Yascha Mounk explores Jewish identity in modern Germany.

Black in Time

Kiese Laymon's Novel Explores the Messy Complexity of Race in America

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