In The Fray

08/04/2025

New article: Tightrope Walking in Narbonne

"It’s 13:59, and the intercity Bordeaux-Narbonne departs at 14:00. I have sixty seconds to decide whether or not to stay on the train. I reread the text I just received from my Airbnb host in Narbonne: 'I can’t receive you today, my apologies.'"

Read more: https://inthefray.org/2025/08/tightrope-walking-in-narbonne-funambule-nomades

11/27/2024

From our latest article, an interview with a Palestinian artist on living through the past year of war in Gaza: "We used to have a skincare ritual—it was something we’d do together periodically, just to lift our spirits a bit. He wanted me to help him look and feel better, as we’ve all been so weary. One week before he was killed, during our ritual, we had a conversation about the fragility of existence—how our lives hang in the balance between life and death. I held him close."

What is life like in Gaza, more than a year since Israel began its military assault there? I spoke to Mariam Salah, a twenty-nine-year-old artist and teacher who lives there, for a personal perspective on the war. Salah has lost six family members and eight friends since Israeli forces swept into th...

02/15/2024

The misery of the work in ’s warehouses speaks to the hollowing out of the American dream, writes In The Fray editor Victor Tan Chen.

The misery of the work in Amazon’s warehouses speaks to the hollowing out of the American dream.