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Shining Gleaming Flaxen Waxen
By Lori Jakiela|2026-04-06T12:06:22-04:00March 2, 2026|Features|
“One time…at a $5 punk salon… a guy with jiggy clippers… said, ‘Are you a model?’ and I, feeling model beautiful, indestructible, let him do whatever and ended up looking like a city rat gnawed my scalp bloody on one side.”
The Sky Belongs to Him – Roberto Clemente’s Poetry
By Sarah Fleming Steinberg|2025-06-26T08:03:55-04:00June 19, 2025|Features, Pittsburgh|
"Baseball is poetry in motion." This phrase, one I use a lot, though it might elicit an arched eyebrow from those unfamiliar with the nuances of either pursuit, perfectly encapsulates the grace with which Clemente played the game. His elegant movements in right field, his powerful swing glorified in stanzas, and his laser-like throws from the outfield demonstrated an athletic artistry that few players have matched.
Psychoanalysis in the Midwest
By Matthew Moore|2025-06-09T08:26:31-04:00June 2, 2025|Features|
It’s difficult to associate the Freudian couch with anything other than a New York shrink catering to that unique kind of neurosis that afflicts the upper-crust of the cosmopolitan metropole. However, a good portion of the 100+ LACKers were non-academics—social workers, activists, Amazon Warehouse workers, even a Midwestern pastor, many of whom did not have a graduate degree and most originating from the Midwest.
An Ohio Teacher Behind Confederate Lines
By Paul Sturtevant|2025-05-28T20:48:20-04:00April 6, 2025|Features|
Lucy’s is not a white savior story. It’s a complex story about Black emancipation and white allyship, and how in the fight for justice and equity, the best of intentions is absolutely necessary, but often not enough. It’s about how history calls us to follow in their footsteps, but also find ways to do better.
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