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On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

On Justin Trudeau, Virginia Woolf, and the Orientalist History of Brownface

Gabrielle Bellot: "Blackface and brownface were always power moves when worn by white people."

By Gabrielle Bellot | September 23, 2019

If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

Lessons in Morality from Quantum Physics!

By Sean Carroll | September 23, 2019

Ann Patchett Discusses Her New Novel, <em>The Dutch House</em>

Ann Patchett Discusses Her New Novel, The Dutch House

In Conversation with Author Mary Laura Philpott

By Ann Patchett | September 23, 2019

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

Kathryn Watson on Why So Many Are Turning to the Ancient Philosophy

By Kathryn Watson | September 23, 2019

For Chelsea Manning, Coming Out and Whistleblowing Were Deeply Linked

For Chelsea Manning, Coming Out and Whistleblowing Were Deeply Linked

Lida Maxwell on the Collapsing Distinctions Between Public and Private as a Whistleblower

By Lida Maxwell | September 23, 2019

Live at the Red Ink Series: <br> on the Writer's Quest for Authenticity

Live at the Red Ink Series:
on the Writer's Quest for Authenticity

Mira Jacob, Jennifer Pastiloff, Deborah Landau, Grace Talusan, and Hannah Tinti in Conversation

By Literary Hub | September 23, 2019

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An Afternoon with an Elite Palestinian Family in Jerusalem

By Lis Harris | September 23, 2019

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

By T. H. Breen | September 23, 2019

'Black Ecstatic Ode'
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By Airea D. Matthews | September 23, 2019

Caitlin Horrocks: What Happens When You Lose Everything?

Caitlin Horrocks: What Happens When You Lose Everything?

The Author of The Vexations on First Draft

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 23, 2019

Lisa Cortes On Finding the Right Book at the Right Time

Lisa Cortes On Finding the Right Book at the Right Time

In Conversation with Will Schwalbe on But That's Another Story

By But That's Another Story | September 23, 2019

Poet Dora Malech on the Importance of Getting Lost

Poet Dora Malech on the Importance of Getting Lost

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By Otherppl with Brad Listi | September 23, 2019

‘Occasional Poem on a Summer Day 夏晝偶作’ <br> A Poem

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A Poem

by Liu Tsung-yuan (trans. Red Pine)

By Bill Porter (AKA Red Pine) | September 23, 2019

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

From the Vietnam War to the Resurrection of the Confederate Flag

By Greg Grandin | September 20, 2019

Neil Gaiman on the Good Kind of Trolls

Neil Gaiman on the Good Kind of Trolls

Introducing the Spellbinding Folktales of Norway

By Neil Gaiman | September 20, 2019

Animals Are Basically... Millennials?

Animals Are Basically... Millennials?

It Turns Out Nature's Way Involves a Lot of Living With Your Parents

By Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers | September 20, 2019

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