Sarah Mirk
The Nib
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Past articles by Sarah:
The Nib Interview: Jackson Galaxy
For our Animals issue, we spoke to the cat behaviorist about whether or not that's "revenge puke" or not. → Read More
Jane Jacobs vs. The Power Brokers
How the patron saint of progressive urban planning’s ideas and ideals were implemented - and corrupted. → Read More
Gender Isn’t Binary, and Neither is Anatomy
It’s time we accepted intersex bodies and stop forcing unnecessary surgeries on kids to fit them into our conception of gender. → Read More
Two Moms Share Stories of Migration and Breastfeeding
What is it like to breastfeed while in immigrant detention? → Read More
Model Sawyer Devuyst Kicks Sand on Myths About Beach Season
There’s nothing wrong with my body being a trans body. → Read More
Popaganda: Raising Feminist Kids
We are here to to make the future less terrible. → Read More
“Muslim Girl” Author Explains How Millennials Are Shaking the Country up—in a Good Way
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is a mover and shaker. → Read More
Black Women Worked as Some of Nasa’s First Computers
Back when “computers" referred to people, Black women were some of NASA’s most crucial mathematicians. → Read More
How to Talk with Kids about Open Relationships
Margaret Jacobsen writes beautifully on a bunch of different difficult topics. → Read More
Jessica Luther Explains Why It’s Hard Being a Feminist Football Fan
Jessica Luther talks about how she loves watching football—but thinks all the time about football culture’s attitude toward violence. → Read More
Popaganda: How Do We Talk About Abortion?
We look at rhetoric around abortion in the 2016 election and in current TV, ranging from dramas like Scandal to comedies like Bojack Horseman. → Read More
The First Time I Saw a Dead Body
An acclaimed author, a funeral celebrant, a palliative care nurse, and a veteran describe when they first faced a corpse. → Read More
4,000 Years of Abortion History
No matter what politicians or the law say, abortion has always existed and will always exist. → Read More
Male Contraception is Coming Soon
Researchers joke that male birth control is always 10 years away — but clinical trials are finally happening. → Read More
A Brief History of Folsom Prison
California’s second penitentiary defined American incarceration for more than a century. And no figure has been more closely tied to it than Johnny Cash. → Read More
Popaganda: Designing for Democracy
Our voting system is man-made. Like, literally written by men. → Read More
$20 Superpack: Sex Ed Do-Over
Did your sex education suck? Maybe you learned the joy of abstinence, or sat through harrowing tales of pregnancy and STDs, or were told lies and euphemisms, or that whatever you wanted and felt was wrong. Or maybe nobody told you anything at all. Fortunately, it's never too late to turn that ship around and learn for yourself what you need. Here's a selection of books and zines that can help… → Read More
Popaganda Episode: Fear
We explore some of the many things that make us afraid, including horror films and stand-up comedy. → Read More
The Invention of Monogamy
For most of its history, monogamy was a rule only applied to married women. → Read More
Growing Up Immigrant
Personal stories of people who grew up as first-generation Americans and Canadians. → Read More