Courtney Tenz

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Writer at The Intangibles

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A mother pays tribute to the sons she lost

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Courtney Tenz

A mother pays tribute to the sons she lost (washingtonpost.com) A mother pays tribute to the sons she lost By Courtney Tenz 2025060513001100 "No matter how long we get to parent our children, there are only limited numbers of 'I love yous' we can say to them," writes Yiyun Li in her memoir "Things in Nature Merely Grow." I love you is the parent's salutation, three parting words uttered via texts, before leaving on trips, at school drop-offs.
Best One Yet: Boulder’s vegan ice cream truck wins fans with fresh, local flavors

3 weeks ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Courtney Tenz |Stacy Feldman

The colorful vegan ice cream food truck has become a staple of the local food scene. When Helen Williams first got her vegan ice cream business off the ground, it was just her rolling up on a Vespa scooter to sell five flavors of pints at Moxie Bread Co.’s Friday pizza nights. Soon after, the summer side business branched out to Vegan Night events before metamorphosing into the form it takes today, as the colorfully wrapped food truck that bookends the Boulder farmer’s market.
Is This The End Of The Teen Babysitting Era?

1 month ago | romper.com | Courtney Tenz

As a child of the ’80s, I spent my summer breaks either babysitting or being babysat. Teen sitters held a mythical status for me. I was in awe of the neighbor who walked me to the library, taught me how to paint my nails, and introduced me to Days of Our Lives on lazy summer days. I know I wasn’t the only one altered by the presence of the girl next door.
10 Must-See Shows during Art Basel in Basel 2024

Jun 6, 2024 | artsy.net | Courtney Tenz

Summertime in Switzerland means one thing: Basel is getting ready to welcome art lovers from around the world. Art Basel 2024, held from June 13th to16th, has a lot to offer, but so does the rest of town. Beyond Messeplatz, the art fair is a moment to experience art across the city, and is just an hour’s train ride from Zürich, where Zürich Art Weekend takes place June 7th through 9th.
EPISODE 22: Screen Time with Phil Maciak

May 20, 2024 | motherofitall.substack.com | Courtney Tenz |Anya Kamenetz |Mac Barnett

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Sarah and Miranda host their first dad, cultural critic Phillip Maciak, and dig into screen time, shame, nostalgia, hugs, and multi-level marketing for second-graders.
How a mysterious illness broke apart a family

May 13, 2024 | msn.com | Courtney Tenz

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Book review: ‘Forces of Nature’ by Gina DeMillo Wagner

May 13, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Courtney Tenz

Death is on our minds. Four years into a pandemic that killed millions and left little room for collective mourning, it feels as though we remain in a long season of grief. That sentiment is reflected in the glut of recent memoirs that grapple with bereavement, as if many writers had spent their days in isolation reflecting on what else they had lost.
Jonathan Haidt’s 'The Anxious Generation' Misses The Point

Apr 30, 2024 | romper.com | Courtney Tenz

Laying the responsibility for solving structural problems at the feet of overburdened parents plays right into our guilt and fear.
Der "Fall Weinstein" - Chronik eines Skandals

Apr 25, 2024 | msn.com | Courtney Tenz |Nikolas Fischer

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How to interpret art without an art degree

Feb 19, 2024 | vox.com | Courtney Tenz

“If you tried to reimagine your life without art ... it would look radically different,” says Karen K. Ho, a writer for ARTNews. “Art intersects with more things than people think.” It’s not just the van Goghs and Monets that hang on museum walls. It’s in works like Anish Kapoor’s innovative Cloud Gate (a.k.a. “The Bean”) in Chicago’s Millennium Park, or the spiral architecture of the Guggenheim building in New York. It’s the murals along the bike path or on the side of the school.