Passing Down the Scroll
“Atem nitzavim hayom—You are standing this day, all of you, before the Lord your G-d . . .” ASCENDING THE MAROON-CARPETED steps, I took a deep, steadying breath. I’d swapped my baby Continue reading
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Stall Economy
OUTSIDE THE GTB Nagar metro station in North Delhi is a dense bustle typical of mornings in the city. Hundreds of people brush past one another at the crossroads; women stand Continue reading
Barreleye Fish: An Abecedarian
ABOUT TWO EIFFEL TOWERS deep in the Pacific Ocean, barreleye fish hang almost motionless in the dark, like holiday decorations. Books, books! Your father tells me you are reading too Continue reading
Curanderismo and Healing the Fractured Soul
GRACE ALVAREZ SESMA HAS always been a dreamer. But this night was different. “We were a very humble family,” she says of her upbringing in the Mexicali barrio of Colonia Pro-Hogar. Continue reading
The Art of Yoruba
OUR CURRENT ISSUE features the work of Harmonia Rosales, an Afro-Cuban artist whose gilded aesthetic, floral corners, and dark bodies imagine a Renaissance of diaspora. Creating iconic panels of haloed deities adorned Continue reading