Anna Bogutskaya explores how our perception of what makes a “likable” woman has changed as more complex female characters have become prevalent in media.
This easily digestible and scenario-rich exploration of gendered language shows how our words are contextual, cultural and ultimately changeable.
Exit Interview is a cleareyed look at women in corporate America, particularly tech, noting how far from parity they remain in those worlds.
Roads aren’t going away anytime soon, but Crossings will spark conversation around the future of motorized vehicles and transportation in general.
Max Fisher considers the ways Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms have impacted our daily lives in The Chaos Machine.
Findings from the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveal that a truly good life is well within reach, and The Good Life will show you how to grasp it.
With a straightforward scrutiny that reveals without judging, Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder offers a long, hard look at the lives of homeless people in Rough Sleepers.
In Butts: A Backstory, journalist Heather Radke ponders why this body part is so polarizing, the collective cultural obsession so enduring.
Spun from Nancy Marie Brown’s deep knowledge of Iceland, Looking for the Hidden Folk is a fascinating inquiry into the Icelandic belief in elves.
Rina Raphael exposes the emptiness behind the spectacle and splendor of the trillion-dollar wellness industry.
Founder of the Nap Ministry Tricia Hersey provides an exquisite blueprint for rejecting the demands of modern capitalism in favor of our collective health.
All the Living and the Dead shines a light on those with a tenderness for death, and Hayley Campbell is an equally entertaining and sensitive guide.
Numbing and mind-blowing in equal measure, Survival of the Richest reveals how tech billionaires are planning to survive a global apocalypse.
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