Jeanne Marie Laskas is an American writer whose work often delves into the intricacies of human connection and everyday life. Her essays and features are known for their insightful exploration of personal stories, finding deeper meaning in seemingly ordinary experiences. As a professor of creative writing, she actively shapes the landscape of contemporary literature by nurturing emerging voices. Laskas's distinctive narrative style invites readers to reflect on the world and their place within it.
President Barack Obama received ten thousand letters a day from his constituents. This is the story of the private and profound relationship with letter writers that shaped his presidency. Their voices combine to reveal a diary of a nation. Every evening for eight years, at his request,... číst celé
In 2002, forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu picked up a scalpel in a Pittsburgh morgue and made a discovery that would rattle America. The body on the slab in front of him belonged to a fifty-year-old named Mike Webster, aka "Iron Mike," a Hall of Fame center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After retiring in 1990, Webster had suffered a dizzyingly steep decline. The search for answers put Omalu in the crosshairs of one of the most powerful corporations in America: the National Football League. Iron Mike's mental deterioration was caused by blows to the head that could affect everyone playing the game -- the one truth the NFL wanted to ignore