While the opioid epidemic is the most glaring effect, it’s certainly not the only symptom of our societal malaise. Things are getting worse across the board—suicide, homelessness, mass incarceration, ecological disaster. Taken together, all of these factors are making life in 21st century America increasingly untenable.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH ELAINE WELTEROTH
OUTSIDE THE LITTLE BOXES
Meet the author who braved the ’burbs to explore the roots of some of America’s most progressive communities beyond city limits
SPECIAL EXCERPT: HEX AND THE CITY
First lady of witchcraft Laurie Cabot is 85 and still working to undo 2,000 years of propaganda
SPECIAL EXCERPT: MAFIA SPIES
Johnny Roselli was one of two top gangsters recruited by the CIA to try and kill Fidel Castro. But Roselli had a life-long secret that this bold assassination plot threatened to reveal.
DAVID SEDARIS DOESN’T DO IT FOR THE STORY
BOOK REVIEW: SEA PEOPLE
POEMS, LIKE BAROQUE LASERS
POP-UP ROMANCE NOVEL SHOP COMES TO BOW MARKET
"When planning inventory for this pop-up, we were careful to ensure that readers can find themselves and their fantasies in the pages."
AN ALL-AROUND FUN GUY
"Not surprisingly, Donald Trump sometimes shows up in its pages. It consists of 100 short pieces, each of which gives the true origin of wellness, zombies, the afterlife, etc."