Mask: The Joy Issue

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The Fight Against Amazon HQ2 Eric Ginsburg on the groups organizing to stop Amazon from taking over their city. Read more.
The Life Coach In late capitalism, economic relationships become emotional, while market models permeate intimate relationships.
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Horoscopes by Corina Dross

July 2018

July is here to thwart our desires and whip our frustrations into a fine foam.

Ishmael Bishop on encountering an otherwise visibility at DC Black Pride.

Feeling Seen at DC Black Pride

by Ishmael Bishop

The Minor Escape

Recommendations from the Editors What we’ve been reading and watching lately.

Debby Friday The confrontational Canadian musician on her new album BITCHPUNK.

When we talk about “punching down” vs. “punching up” in comedy, we are talking about where the cultural power of a joke is weighted.

A Brief History of Punch-Down Comedy

by Sascha Cohen

Horoscopes by Corina Dross

June 2018

Gemini broadens our field of perception and flattens our sense of scale.

Jaboukie Young-White

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