From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

From Red Riding Hood to Beowulf: On the Essential Role of Literary Reimaginings

“To tell such tales again is to tell them for the first time.”

By Joel H. Morris | March 14, 2024

Why People Rage at Recipes: On the Current State of Online Food Discourse

Why People Rage at Recipes: On the Current State of Online Food Discourse

Geraldine DeRuiter Considers Hot Stoves and Hotter Tempers

By Geraldine DeRuiter | March 14, 2024

“Humanity is Not an Abstract Concept.” Lana Bastašić on Palestine Solidarity, Dubravka Ugrešić, and More

“Humanity is Not an Abstract Concept.” Lana Bastašić on Palestine Solidarity, Dubravka Ugrešić, and More

The Author of “Catch the Rabbit” Talks to John Freeman

By John Freeman | March 14, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“It unfurls like a controlled detonation, rich with wonder and catharsis.”

By Book Marks | March 14, 2024

Secrets in Amber: How Trees Help Preserve Essential Prehistory

Secrets in Amber: How Trees Help Preserve Essential Prehistory

Daniel Lewis on the Millennia-Long History of Insects, and What It Can Teach Us

By Daniel Lewis | March 14, 2024

The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

The Barbara Comyns Novel That Got Too Real About Poverty, Giving Birth, and Women’s Lives

Avril Horner on the Extraordinary Wildness of “Our Spoons Came from Woolworths”

By Avril Horner | March 14, 2024

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Gabriele Pedullà on Reconsidering Machiavelli

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How Donald Trump Spun a Political Career Out of Conspiratorial Hatred

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The Birds of Northern Manhattan: On Vanishing Human and Non-Human Habitats

By Emily Raboteau | March 13, 2024

The Light and the Dark: Tom Hollander on Playing Truman Capote

The Light and the Dark: Tom Hollander on Playing Truman Capote

“Once you smell how brilliant he was, you feel it's legitimate to show the roiling squalor of his demise.”

By Dan Sheehan | March 13, 2024

What Virginia Woolf Got Wrong About Lady Anne Clifford

What Virginia Woolf Got Wrong About Lady Anne Clifford

Ramie Targoff on the Hidden History of Women Writers of the English Renaissance

By Ramie Targoff | March 13, 2024

Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

Wrangling the Uncertain: On Inviting Surprise Into Your Writing

Barrie Jean Borich Explores the Art of Bafflement

By Barrie Jean Borich | March 13, 2024

Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

The Author of “Green Frog” on the Folkloric Figures Who Helped Her Write a Story Collection

By Gina Chung | March 13, 2024

History Skews Male: Looking at Anna May Wong’s Life Through the Eyes of a Woman

History Skews Male: Looking at Anna May Wong’s Life Through the Eyes of a Woman

Katie Gee Salisbury on Writing a Biography of the Iconic Chinese American Movie Star

By Katie Gee Salisbury | March 13, 2024

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee is Enraptured with Earth

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee is Enraptured with Earth

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | March 13, 2024

Ludwig Göransson on Finding Oppenheimer's Theme

Ludwig Göransson on Finding Oppenheimer's Theme

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

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