A dislodged elevator falling multiple stories turns out to be a ripe setting for studying human relationships. That’s what playwright Michael Hollinger discovered when he wrote “Hope and Gravity,” the ...

To most people, life in a grain elevator might seem a dusty, monotonous existence with little or no future at all. But Houston’s William Fellrath made a career of it. He joined the city’s grain ...

New Takes on the classics. Throughout our centennial year, we’re revisiting notable works from the archive. Sign up to receive them directly in your inbox. The shortest magazine pitch of Nick ...

We're all familiar with the excruciating awkwardness of an elevator ride with complete strangers, often leaving you counting down the seconds until you finally reach your floor. Those rides usually ...