“It is a Saturday night, Independence weekend, and there is not one church on this island that would welcome me and my kind publicly, speak our names openly, with respect, and honor us for who we are.” In “Independence Day... Read More

When toddlers don mini skirts, platform shoes, and eyeshadow on Halloween and declare they are dressed like their favorite doll, perhaps it is time to look at the ways that sexuality is presented to impressionable minds. Durham, a... Read More

The double standard has been around, it seems, since Adam and Eve. After all, they both took bites of the apple, but only one has taken a sound thrashing for it ever since. In her exploration of the double standards we see every day,... Read More

The Revolution of 1949, which installed into power the Communist Party of China, also combined China’s five time zones into one—Beijing’s time: Central Time. “This collapsing of multiple time zones into one was no pragmatic... Read More

In the first poem of Kazim Ali’s latest collection, "The Fortieth Day", God gives way to Lostness, and questions become more important than answers. The search for understanding is relentless, and in order for this search to occur, the... Read More

Men handle disease quite sensibly. We avoid discussing it, minimize the exchange when avoidance fails, and try to forget about it as soon as possible. Trusted sources report that women actually ask each other about their life-threatening... Read More

Soon An falls asleep, Yi Sheng stares off into space, and little Demetri sets about charming every adult in the room with his wide grin and super-friendly behavior. Each of these reactions is a survival skill learned by children during... Read More

Tokyo’s extremely sophisticated food scene encompasses a similar breadth of inexpensive to mid-range dining options highlighted by the izakaya, or Japanese “pub.” Like its British counterpart, the izakaya is an important social... Read More