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“The Many Sick Mothers of My Heart.” Life at the Intersection of Sickness and Trauma

“The Many Sick Mothers of My Heart.” Life at the Intersection of Sickness and Trauma

Margeaux Feldman Considers Individual and Societal Attitudes Towards Physical, Mental and Chronic Illness

By Margeaux Feldman | September 22, 2025

Doubles, Glitches, Hallucinations, Dreams: Nine Books that Feature David Lynchian Deja Vu

Doubles, Glitches, Hallucinations, Dreams: Nine Books that Feature David Lynchian Deja Vu

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By Vanessa Roveto | August 6, 2025

Double, Double: On the Unsettling Power of Doppelganger Stories

Double, Double: On the Unsettling Power of Doppelganger Stories

Padma Viswanathan Imagines Radically Different Paths Her Life Could Have Taken

By Padma Viswanathan | November 14, 2024

What Freudian Psychoanalysis Gets Wrong About Trans Identity

What Freudian Psychoanalysis Gets Wrong About Trans Identity

Jennifer Finney Boylan Considers “Penis Envy” In the Context of Dysphoria

By Jennifer Finney Boylan | May 15, 2024

The Woman With the Mysterious Illness Behind Freud’s Famous “Talking Cure”

The Woman With the Mysterious Illness Behind Freud’s Famous “Talking Cure”

Gabriel Brownstein on the Long Tradition of Men Misdiagnosing Women’s Maladies

By Gabriel Brownstein | April 17, 2024

Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

Devorah Baum Considers the Role of Observation in Art and Romance

By Devorah Baum | November 2, 2023

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