Coming of Age as Performance Art: An Outsider in 1970s Japan
Ian Buruma’s memoir, “A Tokyo Romance,” recaptures his youthful experiences in the avant-garde film and theater world of the postwar city.
Mar 2018
Articles by Andrew Solomon: Appeared in New York Times
Jan 2017
Diving Into Hell
Merkin is capable of being at once melodramatic and finely nuanced; she has so many good phrases about depression that it’s hard to choose among them.
Oct 2016
Mental Illness Is Not A Horror Show
It’s the proximity of mental illness rather than its obscurity that makes it so scary. But it should be scary in a “fix the broken care system” way or in a “figure ...
Aug 2016
Jun 2016
‘My First Gay Bar’: 25 Coming-of-Age Stories
Jane Lynch, Alexander Wang, Rosie O'Donnell and others reflect on what gay bars mean to them, in the aftermath of the shooting in Orlando.
Feb 2016
The Good Death, When Breath Becomes Air and More
Life would feel short even if we could expect to live two centuries.
Oct 2015
The Myth of the ‘Autistic Shooter’
Failing to intuit certain aspects of other people’s inner experience does not equate to disdain for human life.
May 2015
Unbearable: The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy With Depression
Pregnant women often fear taking the antidepressants they rely on. But not treating their mental illness can be just as dangerous.
May 2015
On the Move, by Oliver Sacks
With “On the Move,” Sacks has finally presented himself as he has presented others: as both fully vulnerable and an object of curiosity.
May 2015
Why We’re Honoring Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo’s staff members knew that producing satire aimed at venerated targets was dangerous.
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