Gabe Hudson: What I’ve learned
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Award-winning fiction writer Gabe Hudson, 48, on his creative process, authoring three books, and his dog I was very cognizant of the generation that came before me — the Vietnam generation, my parents’ generation — so when I was writing “Dear Mr. President,” I felt that the characters were in conversation […]
Egg quality: It’s no yolk
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Cartons of eggs range from $1.79 to $7.99 at grocery stores, and they vary from cage-free to organic, brown to white. What do buzzwords like “vegetable-fed” or “free-range” really mean? And what’s worth the extra money? Learn what you’re getting for the price you’re paying.
Ernest in our time: The Hemingway Birthplace Museum and the woman aiding its growth
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Carla Mayer walks up to the three-story 1890 Victorian home nestled on a quiet, tree-lined street in Oak Park and climbs the six front wooden steps and opens the left French door. Inside the foyer, she greets the intern working the desk and the elderly volunteer waiting for his tour […]
South Africa’s sex education aims to reduce gender-based violence
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Growing up in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, Asa Jali had a narrow outlook on relationships. “You learn that if your boyfriend hits you, that’s how they show you love. So if he doesn’t, he doesn’t love you. If there’s no violence, he doesn’t love you,” Jali, 23, said. Her views […]
Advice you didn’t know you needed from a sex therapist in the #MeToo era
By Hannah Farrow Medill Reports Free porn, internet dating and the hookup culture affects American’s sexual behavior a lot, says Shirley Baron, a Northwestern University clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences who’s been a certified sex therapist for over 30 years. In her black and white office on the 27th floor of a […]
