Articles Written By Nicole Pasulka
TMN Editor Nicole Pasulka believes she could beat a lie detector. When she sits in a chair she almost never puts her feet on the floor. Even though she likes the internet a lot, she is convinced that people will always read magazines and she is secretly building one in her basement.
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The Notion of Family
LaToya Ruby Frazier may be right that there is dysfunction in every home, but not every tense mother-daughter relationship receives such meditative and artistic consideration.
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Blind Prom
These photos from the prom for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired trigger one of those reality-check moments for sighted audiences—of course visually impaired students go to the prom, and you’ll recognize your own prom night in these celebratory pictures.
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At the Lake
Heading to the lake this summer? You may want to rent a kayak for the best views. According to Amy Bennett, a return to the great outdoors is another opportunity to peek in on the neighbors, and it just might have something to teach us about human nature.
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The Great Indoors
Though the people Barkley Hendricks paints are attractive, laid back, and worldly, don’t be fooled: These images have none of the indifference coolness implies.
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Million Dollar Babies
While debt and credit were replacing cold hard cash as the dominant form of global capital, Mark Wagner was doggedly turning forsaken dollar bills into smart and playful collages.
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Loss of Home
David Diao’s paintings of Chinese characters, recreated floor plans, and an isolated, ominous tennis court illustrate not only where the artist has been, but who he’s become.
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An Uncertain Nature
The women and (occasional) men in Alison Brady’s photographs look uncomfortable and provoke our discomfort—exactly what Brady’s going for in her new collection.
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The Novice
How to Trade Options
From our series where the clueless apprentice with the experts, we trade at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and try to keep up with the buying and selling of educated speculation.
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Personal Essays
Civil Plights
Is there room for civility in Civil Rights? On the day of Obama’s inauguration, facing down the moment you nearly brought President George W. Bush to task.
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The Naturalist
Los Angeles graffiti, squeaky-voiced models, and animals carved into Indian temples all have a home in Deedee Cheriel’s paintings.
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Calhalla
The ladies in Lauren Bergman’s paintings may leave a smear on your pristine mind, and that’s part of the point.
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Like a Thief’s Dream
During the past 40 years, writer and photographer Danny Lyon has recorded the stories of “outlaw bikers” and documented the front lines of the Civil Rights movement.