Torture and Tres Leches in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison
The Evin Residence of Detention, in Tehran, is among the world’s most notorious jails. It was constructed by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to hold about three …
Trump’s White House Designer Clarifies All the Changes
Our Vision Refurnishing the White Residence is a sacred task. My all-star staff of designers consists of London Tipton, the ghost of Elvis Presley, a prom queen called Kaighleigh, Mr. …
Salt Statues
Picture by Mariana Enriquez. Carhué Burial ground Buenos Aires District, Argentina, 2009 The concrete Christ developed by Francisco Salamone, extreme like all his jobs are, emerged a long time ago …
Why Fictionalize Narrative?|Jane Friedman
Picture by Jamie Street on Unsplash Today’s message is by writer and educator Cecile Popp My Grossmama’s annual gos to throughout my childhood number plainly in our household albums and …
Why Did New Zealand Turn on Jacinda Ardern?
In 2022, Jacinda Ardern, the after that Prime Minister of New Zealand, was come close to by an unfamiliar person in a flight terminal washroom. Ardern was alone, washing her …
Excerpts from The Believer: Animal: Wild Turkey
FEATURES: Runs almost as fast as Usain Bolt, albeit in bursts Flies faster than most hummingbirds, albeit in bursts Gobbles, purrs, yelps, chirps, clicks, and kee-kees – – – It …
The Man in the New Boots
Photograph by David Blakeman. It was about an hour before rider check-in when I realized I didn’t have a cup. This was a problem because my old buddy Joshua was …
Links of Interest: August 20, 2025
The latest in traditional publishing, trends, AI, and culture & politics. This premium article is available to paid subscribers of Jane’s newsletter. Here’s what subscribers get: Access to more than …
What We’re Reading This Summer: Mega-Reads
Unlike Peter Thiel and Giorgia Meloni, I did not grow up with “The Lord of the Rings” in my life, and, reading it now with my son, it’s hard to …
Smithsonian Exhibits That the White House Finds Objectionable
“The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming, and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday, one week after announcing that eight of the institution’s museums must submit their …