Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.
Pam Mandel
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
A Second Passport
Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism
A Second Passport
Normally, kibbutz volunteers visit Israel and return home. Pam Mandel went on to Egypt, and kept going . . .
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Exodus in the Ozarks
At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
Exodus in the Ozarks
At a theater in Branson, Missouri, Pam Mandel finds an unexpected plot twist in a very familiar story.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Dog Breeds Disappearing in India
Skilled, sturdy and well adapted to the country’s tropical climate, these dogs are great workers and excellent companions. Unfortunately, the other characteristic Indian breeds share is that they’re disappearing.
Posted ininvestigations, Nonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Aftermarket for (Human) Spare Parts
“What they are doing is profiting from the sale of humans.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Are We Having Fun Yet?
The Museum of Ice Cream is popular, colorful, and sugary, but are visitors playing—or playing themselves?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Cashing in on the Donated Dead
In the U.S. market for human bodies, almost anyone can dissect and sell the dead.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Don’t Let the Camels Bite You, and Other Lessons from a Long Walk in the Outback
“…the camels were always looking around as they walked, with a prospective optimism that eluded us.”