We talk a lot about women’s reproductive health. We rarely talk about men’s. But that gap isn’t just cultural—it’s built into science itself.

She thought there would always be more time to explore—until a routine hike nearly killed her.

On a highway in Houston, Texas, Sarah LaBrie’s mother was found shouting at passing cars, terrified she was being stalked by a former NBA player.

Some songs wait decades before they reveal what they’re really about. Singer-songwriter Steven Page talks about “What A Good Boy.”

Tara Boyce says parenting with hope is more complicated than she anticipated.

Ross Gay says joy is something like what we feel like when we help each other carry our sorrows.

As a silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts tens of millions of Americans, Meghan O’Rourke calls for revolution.

A transgender scholar makes history writing about transgender history.

The word “heathen” has fallen out of use, but the racist ideas behind it persist in the White American imagination.

A Métis woman reflects on the violence enacted on the bodies and lands of Indigenous people, especially women, in the United States.

A philosopher and prospective father wonders if things in the world are hopeful enough to bring children into it.

A Black Christian writer discovers the sacredness of rage.

An immigrant falls back in love with her culture and yearns to pass it along to her children.

When fighting monsters, we risk becoming monstrous.

After Rachel Held Evans died, Jeff Chu was there to finish her final book.

Reading scripture from the margins can change everything.

Vanessa Zoltan wanted to know if her childhood favorite ‘Jane Eyre’ stands the test of time. What she found can breathe new life into our favorite books.

Alex Zamalin shows how civility has been used to perpetuate oppression in the United States.

Ayala Fader examines the lives of hidden heretics within ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities.

Anna Sale knows how to talk about hard things like death, sex, money, family, and identity.