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The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

"The mood is festive with a subtext of anarchy.

By Paul Theroux | October 31, 2019

Eclipsed by the Racial Shadow of Shakespeare’s <em>Othello</em>

Eclipsed by the Racial Shadow of Shakespeare’s Othello

Aatif Rashid on Edward Said, Ayad Akhtar, and
Depictions of Violent Brown Men

By Aatif Rashid | October 30, 2019

The Complexities of Talking About Race When Trapped Within Its Confines

The Complexities of Talking About Race When Trapped Within Its Confines

Thomas Chatterton Williams Embraces His Doubt

By Thomas Chatterton Williams | October 30, 2019

Andrea Long Chu on Desire, Weak Love, and Modern Trans Identity

Andrea Long Chu on Desire, Weak Love, and Modern Trans Identity

The Author of Females: A Concern, in Conversation with Eric Newman

By Eric Newman | October 29, 2019

Why Thousands Are Protesting in the Streets of Chile

Why Thousands Are Protesting in the Streets of Chile

Mónica Ramón Ríos and Carlos Labbé on the Intersection of Politics and Aesthetics

By Carlos Labbé and Mónica Ramón Ríos | October 28, 2019

The Impassable Divides of the Prison Visiting Room

The Impassable Divides of the Prison Visiting Room

John Edgar Wideman Visits His Brother, Faruq

By John Edgar Wideman | October 28, 2019

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How to Resist Late-Stage Capitalism—and Other Lessons From Charlotte's Web

By Erin Wisti | October 28, 2019

What Would a World With Less Work Look Like?

By Charlie Tyson | October 28, 2019

Howard Zinn: How FDR Forestalled a Second American Revolution

By Howard Zinn | October 25, 2019

On Reconfiguring the Modernist Flaneur and Writing in a<br> Post-Truth Age

On Reconfiguring the Modernist Flaneur and Writing in a
Post-Truth Age

Jana Prikryl and Joanna Kavenna in Conversation

By Joanna Kavenna | October 25, 2019

Unsubstantiated: An Essay of Sexual Violence

Unsubstantiated: An Essay of Sexual Violence

Susan Straight on What It Really Means to Believe Women

By Susan Straight | October 24, 2019

Libraries Are Even More Important to Contemporary Community Than We Thought

Libraries Are Even More Important to Contemporary Community Than We Thought

And They Should Be Funded Accordingly

By Eric Klinenberg | October 24, 2019

Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

Destination Baden: Hot Baths, Good Conversation, and a Lot of Gambling

By Orlando Figes | October 23, 2019

From Burning Man to Industrial Rome, Gift-Giving as Ritualized, Collective Offering

From Burning Man to Industrial Rome, Gift-Giving as Ritualized, Collective Offering

Lewis Hyde on the Anniversary of His Bestselling Book The Gift

By Lewis Hyde | October 21, 2019

Can Democrats Keep Up With Republican-Controlled State Majorities?

Can Democrats Keep Up With Republican-Controlled State Majorities?

Meaghan Winter on the Importance of State Versus Federal Politics

By Meaghan Winter | October 18, 2019

Daphne Kalotay on American Intervention in Afghanistan and Civilian Responsibility

Daphne Kalotay on American Intervention in Afghanistan and Civilian Responsibility

The Author of Blue Hours Talks to G.P. Gottlieb on
the New Books Network

By New Books Network | October 18, 2019

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