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Amanda Katz
Everyone here is a work of art

Jul 16, 2026

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6 min read

Everyone here is a work of art

As Americans ponder Lindsey Graham’s final, cynical turn, his contemporary Madonna delivers a dance album that’s the purest refutation of that worldview.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
'Pay attention.' How an unusual Vermont nonprofit builds community

Jul 9, 2026

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13 min read

'Pay attention.' How an unusual Vermont nonprofit builds community

The Civic Standard offers everything from participatory theater to killer mac and cheese. Cofounder Rose Friedman has some advice on bringing neighbors together.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Seeing America through a telescope

Jun 25, 2026

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3 min read

Seeing America through a telescope

In Paris, Leandro Erlich's playful optical illusion is a reminder of what our country has been—and could be again.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Why an ice cream cone is $12

Jun 18, 2026

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7 min read

Why an ice cream cone is $12

The affordability crisis is not a hoax. But you can at least drown your sorrows in a killer watermelon cocktail.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
A Trump at the Garden party

Jun 11, 2026

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5 min read

A Trump at the Garden party

Why does a man from the hospitality industry have such a feeble grasp on the concept?

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
No girls. No foreigners. No straws. No egg and cheese.

Jun 4, 2026

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5 min read

No girls. No foreigners. No straws. No egg and cheese.

Straight white guy identity politics is everything the Heritage Foundation warned you about. Fortunately, there's a better way.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Life during wartime

May 28, 2026

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12 min read

Life during wartime

A USAID contractor loved her job in Kyiv helping Ukraine shore up its economy. Then the ax fell.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Two good reasons to touch grass

May 21, 2026

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7 min read

Two good reasons to touch grass

A delicious berry and a guerrilla Epstein awareness campaign have something in common: they’re happening off screen.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
'The Nancy Mace': A new poem by Stephanie Burt

May 14, 2026

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6 min read

'The Nancy Mace': A new poem by Stephanie Burt

A weapon? A spice? A politician blocking the bathroom? All of the above.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
How Anne Lamott became the 'cranky Sunday school teacher' to the masses

May 7, 2026

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10 min read

How Anne Lamott became the 'cranky Sunday school teacher' to the masses

The memoirist and novelist is sustaining a community of readers despairing at the state of the world.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Principles? For spring? Groundbreaking.

Apr 30, 2026

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7 min read

Principles? For spring? Groundbreaking.

In “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” fortysomething burnouts embody the spirit of 2026.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
How Iranian expat Yegi Rezaian sees the Iran war

Apr 22, 2026

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14 min read

How Iranian expat Yegi Rezaian sees the Iran war

Rezaian and her husband spent months in an Islamic Republic prison before being freed to leave for the US. This year, she watched her adopted country bomb her native one.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz
Welcome to the Porch Party

Apr 13, 2026

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6 min read

Welcome to the Porch Party

How are you surviving these messed-up times? Kick off your shoes and tell us everything.

Amanda Katz
Amanda Katz

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