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Why Joan Didion Hated the Police

Why Joan Didion Hated the Police

Scott Saul on a Little-Known Essay by California’s Famed Chronicler of the Counterculture

By Scott Saul | December 9, 2025

How Colette Was Inspired By Her Many Cats

How Colette Was Inspired By Her Many Cats

Susannah Fullerton on the French Writer’s Feline Muses

By Susannah Fullerton | December 9, 2025

Beyond Winnie-the-Pooh: On A.A. Milne’s Romance Novels

Beyond Winnie-the-Pooh: On A.A. Milne’s Romance Novels

Gyles Brandreth Explores the Adult Side of an Iconic Children’s Author

By Gyles Brandreth | December 8, 2025

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | December 5, 2025

<em> La, la, laaa, la, la, laaa. </em> We’re getting a <em> Gilmore Girls </em> tell-all.

La, la, laaa, la, la, laaa. We’re getting a Gilmore Girls tell-all.

By Brittany Allen | December 4, 2025

Caro-head Matthew Rhys wants to make a <em>Power Broker</em> show with Netflix.

Caro-head Matthew Rhys wants to make a Power Broker show with Netflix.

By James Folta | December 3, 2025

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The Enduring Comedy Legacy of Sid Caesar

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How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

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By Celeste Marcus | November 18, 2025

Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend

Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

By Steven W. Thrasher | November 17, 2025

On Barbara Pym, Author... and Stalker?

On Barbara Pym, Author... and Stalker?

Evangeline Riddiford Graham Considers the Unrequited Loves of the Celebrated Novelist

By Evangeline Riddiford Graham | November 17, 2025

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Art of Living (and Dying)

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Art of Living (and Dying)

Trenton B. Olsen Explores How the Author Navigated a Lifetime of Chronic Illness

By Trenton B. Olsen | November 13, 2025

Celebration and Struggle: On the Life and Work of Alice Childress

Celebration and Struggle: On the Life and Work of Alice Childress

Eve Dunbar Considers the Creative, Professional and Manual Labor of Black Women in America

By Eve Dunbar | November 13, 2025

On David Graeber’s Ideas About the Structural Stupidity of Bureaucracy

On David Graeber’s Ideas About the Structural Stupidity of Bureaucracy

Stuart Jeffries Considers the Everyday Indignity of Modern Life

By Stuart Jeffries | November 12, 2025

On the Early Days of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Rise to Power

On the Early Days of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Rise to Power

The Soviet Union General Secretary’s Anti-Alcohol Campaign, Initial Allies, and Rock-Star Beginnings

By Mikhail Zygar | November 12, 2025

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