From Penelope to Pussyhats, The Ancient Origins of Feminist Craftivism

From Penelope to Pussyhats, The Ancient Origins of Feminist Craftivism

On Subversive Uses of Women's Handicrafts Throughout History

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Why is <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude</em> Eternally Beloved?

Why is One Hundred Years of Solitude Eternally Beloved?

At 50 Years Old, García Márquez's Masterpiece is as Important As Ever

By Veronica Esposito | June 6, 2017

Huckleberry Kat: How Mark Twain Influenced George Herriman

Huckleberry Kat: How Mark Twain Influenced George Herriman

The Secret Resonances Between Krazy Kat and Huckleberry Finn

By Michael Tisserand | June 6, 2017

Revisiting Jenny Diski's Debut, Sadomasochistic Novel

Revisiting Jenny Diski's Debut, Sadomasochistic Novel

On Nothing Natural and the Literature of Sexual Submission

By Daphne Merkin | June 5, 2017

My Fictional Nemesis: Why Thomas Hardy's Angel Clare is the <em>Worst</em>

My Fictional Nemesis: Why Thomas Hardy's Angel Clare is the Worst

Against Fraudulent Nice Guys and Fake Woke Baes

By Rachel Vorona Cote | June 2, 2017

Separating Truth from Lies in the Face of Atrocity

Separating Truth from Lies in the Face of Atrocity

What, after all, is a truly verifiable or “authentic” image?

By Johanna Skibsrud | June 2, 2017

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On the Autofiction of Conrad Aiken, Unsung American Modernist

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Virginia Woolf: There Are Way Too Many Personal Essays Out There

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In a 12th-Century Iranian Poem, a Vision of Solidarity We Need Today

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What We Can Learn from The Conference of the Birds

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We Need the Lives of Others Now More Than Ever

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