Why Cities Lose in Winner-Takes-All Elections

Why Cities Lose in Winner-Takes-All Elections

Jonathan A. Rodden on the Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide

By Jonathan A. Rodden | June 6, 2019

Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of Summer

Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of Summer

What to Read at the Beach. (Or in a Cafe. Or on the Porch. Or Sitting in a Chair.)

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70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday <em>1984</em>!

70 Years of Misapplied Allegory: Happy Birthday 1984!

John Rodden on the Ways We Use Orwell to Talk About American Presidents

By John Rodden | June 5, 2019

The Painful, Powerful Legacies of Stonewall in 2019

The Painful, Powerful Legacies of Stonewall in 2019

Charles Kaiser Introduces a New Edition of The Gay Metropolis

By Charles Kaiser | June 5, 2019

The Poetic Half-Life of One Family's Nuclear History

The Poetic Half-Life of One Family's Nuclear History

Tyler Mills on Her Grandfather's Role in the Bombing of Nagasaki

By Tyler Mills | June 5, 2019

<em>Reading Women</em> on Being Poor in the Richest Country on Earth

Reading Women on Being Poor in the Richest Country on Earth

Kendra Winchester, Autumn Privett, and Jaclyn Masters Share their Favorite Working Class Stories

By Reading Women | June 5, 2019

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How Jennifer Pastiloff Makes People Feel Heard

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Life on the Margins in a Kingdom of Cartels

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Mitchell S. Jackson on 'Stitching Together Imagined Communities'

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On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

On Becoming a Writer in the Middle of War

Hanan al-Shaykh on Arab Feminism, Pigeonholing Women Writers, and More

By Hanan al-Shaykh | June 5, 2019

What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling

What Silent Film Taught Me About Storytelling

Dominic Smith on the Power of an Obsolete Art Form

By Dominic Smith | June 4, 2019

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

Jill Lepore on Early American Ideas of Nationalism

"Inevitably, the age of national bootblacks and national oyster houses and national blacksmiths produced national history books."

By Jill Lepore | June 4, 2019

<em>Deadwood</em>, TV’s Most Literary Show, Gets Its Rightful Foul-Mouthed Send-Off

Deadwood, TV’s Most Literary Show, Gets Its Rightful Foul-Mouthed Send-Off

Tyler Malone on How a Series Should End

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The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

In Which Magic Abounds

By Emily Temple | June 4, 2019

The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

The Cold War Love Story of a Would-Be Travel Writer/Almost-Spy

Thomas Swick's Tough Choices in 1978 Warsaw

By Thomas Swick | June 4, 2019

How Do We Reclaim American Cities for People Who Walk?

How Do We Reclaim American Cities for People Who Walk?

Antonia Malchik Runs Out of Sidewalk Somewhere in Denver

By Antonia Malchik | June 4, 2019

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