friendship Archives

The South Korean Woman Who Adopted Her Best Friend

“How Korean women are rejecting marriage while reimagining what family means in an increasingly lonely, aging society.”

“‘Chris is dead.’ Just like that, I was empty.”

A surreal train ride between Chicago and New Orleans proves that Amtrak still has a lot to offer. (Not including speed or the food.)

“Our friendship survived bad dates, illness, marriage, fights. Why can’t it survive your baby?”

“Years ago, after the accident, when Pacman promised Loleini he’d do anything for Slim’s family, he meant it.”

“Playing with Star Wars Lego bricks made them famous. Then a mysterious crime drove them apart.”

“The aim, in essence, was to create a sushi ecosystem for Los Angeles. Would it work?”

“There’s a growing crisis in our social lives. Could the cure be this simple?”

“One dog and two complete strangers set out to run across America.”

“Julia Child’s collaborator Simone Beck has lingered as an object of pity in public memory. But maybe Beck didn’t want stardom at all.”