With shows like “The Chair,” a fresh group of storytellers are using college life to explore — and lampoon — privilege and identity.
Tag: travel2022
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Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities
When Aatish Taseer first traveled to the Turkish city, he was closeted and just beginning his writing career. This time, he explores revolutions personal and political.
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A Writer Returns to the Grand Canyon, This Time With His Mother’s Ashes
Thomas Page McBee first visited the national park as a child on a family vacation. Thirty-three years later — and 11 after starting testosterone — he finally reckons with his parent’s death.
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On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers
Maaza Mengiste’s childhood trip to the mountain didn’t go well. Upon returning decades later, she gains a new understanding of her mother’s life — and her own.
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What’s Behind Fashion’s Rediscovery of the Bare Midriff?
It might be that in exposing the waist, designers are also revealing their hope for a bolder and better future.