A Room of One’s Own: Sisters & Privacy

A writer looks back on the many ups and downs of her quest to find privacy while in lockdown with her family

Khadija Muzaffar

Rethinking Public Space in New York City

The pandemic has changed the way New Yorkers move about the city, influencing their sense of community

Daniel Read Karel

#FreeBritney: The Pop Star’s Sad Reality

After the most public downfall in Hollywood history, Britney Spears is now fighting for her freedom...from her father

Greg Marku

Rave Culture in a Post-Pandemic World

After an unprecedented halt from the dance floor, what does the future of raves look like and how does the industry return to play?

Lamia Baladi

Happiness Looks Different This Year

A writer had to go through a bit of bad to remember the simple joys of the goodness in life

Leah Foreman

Images of Escapism from a World Without Travel

A photographer reexamines his pre-pandemic tourist pictures. A year and a half later, he uses the editing process as a form of escapism

Aaron Eli Adams

You can now download the entirety of the CIA’s UFO documents

The Black Vault releases hundreds of declassified PDFs dating back to the ’80s

Megan Hullander

The Internet and Astrology: Q&A With Kalki Das

Insight on internet astrology from a Vedic scholar and Bhakti yogi (who daylights as an IT manager)

Savannah C Daniels

Nostalgia Sounds Good

A writer goes on a music induced—and pandemic influenced—rainy day nostalgia-trip

Cate Reynolds

From CBD to THC, America’s Middle Aged Are Turning to Once Taboo Treatments to Heal Their Aches and Pains

Have a joint to relieve your joints; Smoke some Mary Jane for your (back) pain

Michael Andrew Lovito

Book-To-Screen Adaptations Are a Pandemic Hit

TV is bringing books back to the bestseller list

Courtney Shapiro

Isolating from Isolation: How Commune Inhabitants Aren’t the Recluses We Think They Are (Kinda)

Communes are often isolated from society at large. However, during the pandemic and beyond, they have given their community members the ability to connect in ways they no longer felt they were able to in our modern world

Beatriz Colón