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here at sinkhole, we’re explorers, not explainers – our goal is to chart the world's complexities, to resist the echo chamber, and to engage in the difficult work of empathy.

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When Women Gather
Oct 15

Oct 15 When Women Gather

Katharine Coldiron
culture, features

Stephen Elliot’s lawsuit over the “Shitty Media Men” list is just a spiteful attempt at doxxing.

In Praise of Doing Nothing
Aug 14

Aug 14 In Praise of Doing Nothing

Simon Gottschalk
culture, features

Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?

A #BasicBecky’s Love Letter to Beyoncé
Jun 3

Jun 3 A #BasicBecky’s Love Letter to Beyoncé

Dianne Turgeon Richardson
culture, features

Her work has been a constant source of comfort and inspiration, and it’s helped me reckon with my whiteness.

The Problem With White Praise of Black Art
Jun 3

Jun 3 The Problem With White Praise of Black Art

Eric Fershtman
culture, features

It’s born of relief, and our privilege to avoid talking about racism ourselves.

Bondage, Dominance, and Sciatica
Mar 19

Mar 19 Bondage, Dominance, and Sciatica

Madeline Cash
culture, features

One minute you’re sifting through your dead grandmother’s intimates and the next you’re looking at pornography with your mother; life’s funny that way.

Devil in White
Mar 19

Mar 19 Devil in White

Karolina Zapal
culture, features

On Sophia Hayden's promising, short, and tragic architectural career.

Mycology
Mar 19

Mar 19 Mycology

Nadia Wolnisty
culture, features

Jesse likes mushrooms, and not just the magic kind.

Pyre: A Lesson in Allyship and Leveraging Privilege
Jan 5

Jan 5 Pyre: A Lesson in Allyship and Leveraging Privilege

Chas Carey
culture, features

The new game from Supergiant Games has some important lessons for our current political moment.

Hamilton: Soundtrack to the Resistance
Dec 29

Dec 29 Hamilton: Soundtrack to the Resistance

Dianne Turgeon Richardson
culture, features

In a time of great crisis, the play's songs, and its story, fueled a movement.

The Familiarity of Stranger Things
Dec 28

Dec 28 The Familiarity of Stranger Things

Andrew Forbes
culture, features

The show's massive popularity is due, in large part, to the existential dread of our childhoods.

Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" Is the National Anthem We All Need Right Now
Dec 27

Dec 27 Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" Is the National Anthem We All Need Right Now

Joe P. Squance
culture, features

In a divided country, the song, and the man himself, are things we can all agree on.

What the First Thanksgiving Dinner Actually Looked Like
Nov 22

Nov 22 What the First Thanksgiving Dinner Actually Looked Like

Julie Lesnik
culture, features

Dishes we consider staples today have little to do with the first feast.

How World War I Sparked the Artistic Movement that Transformed Black America
Sep 25

Sep 25 How World War I Sparked the Artistic Movement that Transformed Black America

Elizabeth J. West
culture, features

A “New Negro” emerged out of the ruins of the Great War – possessed with a sense of self shaped from bold, unapologetically black models.

What's Old Is New Again
Sep 2

Sep 2 What's Old Is New Again

Kristina Ljubanovic
culture, features

The Twin Peaks tour in western Washington blurs reality and mythology in disorienting ways, much like the show itself.

Empty Gestures
May 17

May 17 Empty Gestures

Andrew Forbes
culture, features

The racist taunting of Orioles outfielder Adam Jones by Red Sox fans points to the often invisible ugliness at the heart of liberalism.

King of Kowloon
Mar 1

Mar 1 King of Kowloon

Kristina Ljubanovic
culture, features

'The past reaches forward and the present reaches back, like some alien tentacle emerging from a pond.'

Running and Worldmaking
Mar 1

Mar 1 Running and Worldmaking

Tim Gorichanaz
culture, features

Finding flow in the world of ultrarunning.

here at sinkhole, we’re explorers, not explainers – our goal is to chart the world's complexities, to resist the echo chamber, and to engage in the difficult work of empathy.

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