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How to Sell a Candidate to the Public: Andrew Jackson Edition

How to Sell a Candidate to the Public: Andrew Jackson Edition

On the Dark Tradition of American Populism

By davidandjeanneheidler | November 6, 2018

The Last Days of George Orwell

The Last Days of George Orwell

"All the time there was the stench of death in the air."

By Hilary Spurling | November 2, 2018

The Forgotten Father of Romantic Environmentalism

The Forgotten Father of Romantic Environmentalism

Alexander von Humboldt Influenced Everyone from Darwin to Whitman

By Andrea Wulf | November 1, 2018

Hunter S. Thompson, James Salter, and a Drunken Trip to Kentucky

Hunter S. Thompson, James Salter, and a Drunken Trip to Kentucky

Early Adventures in Gonzo Journalism and Mint Juleps

By Timothy Denevi | October 30, 2018

The Painting That Took 22 Years to Finish

The Painting That Took 22 Years to Finish

On the Patience of Cy Twombly

By Joshua Rivkin | October 26, 2018

The Rise of Arthur Ashe: Tennis Star, Civil Rights Activist

The Rise of Arthur Ashe: Tennis Star, Civil Rights Activist

"I finally stopped trying to be part of white society."

By Raymond Arsenault | September 26, 2018

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Martin Couney May Not Have Had Medical Credentials, But He Saved Thousands

By Dawn Raffel | August 3, 2018

When Wilde Met Whitman

When Wilde Met Whitman

As He Told a Friend Years Later, "The Kiss of Walt Whitman is Still on My Lips"

By Michèle Mendelssohn | July 16, 2018

David Lynch on the Dark Side of Fifties Suburbia

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Bombs, Bullets, and Amputated Feet, Obviously

By David Lynch | July 10, 2018

He Holds Up a Lantern for the Rest of Us: Ann Patchett on Donald Hall

He Holds Up a Lantern for the Rest of Us: Ann Patchett on Donald Hall

Remembering the Late, Great Poet, 1928 - 2018

By Ann Patchett | June 25, 2018

Reading Through the Notes for Peter Matthiessen's Would-Be Autobiography

Reading Through the Notes for Peter Matthiessen's Would-Be Autobiography

Jeff Wheelwright on the Life and Underrated Writing of His Adventuring Uncle

By Jeff Wheelwright | June 21, 2018

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