Mexico treaties, I trip over the word “friendship.” Ostensibly, it's like saying, “We are friends, so I’m taking your land.” ...

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The only justification for animal suffering is that it is necessary or doesn’t matter. I have concluded it is not necessary ...

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The closest I ever got to meeting a real-life fairy was Gene Elder, who wrote and starred in "Fairies Fiasco." A version of ...

A version of this story ran in the September / October 2024 issue. Ali Siddiq sits on stage, mic in hand, in front of a theater full of people, looking at the ground. He starts repeating the same ...