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“War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

“War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

“At every step one could wind up in someone else’s poem.”

By Literary Hub | February 24, 2023

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made <em>Jaws</em>... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made Jaws... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

Recounting a Chaotic Production (and Mutinous Crew) in Martha’s Vineyard

By Michael Schulman | February 24, 2023

Ancient Drama for Modern Readers: Top 5 Greek Plays to Read in Translation

Ancient Drama for Modern Readers: Top 5 Greek Plays to Read in Translation

Claire Heywood Guides You Into the Underworld of the Greek Epic

By Claire Heywood | February 24, 2023

Nina Siegal on Dutch Moral Complicity in the Nazi Persecution of Holland’s Jews

Nina Siegal on Dutch Moral Complicity in the Nazi Persecution of Holland’s Jews

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 24, 2023

Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

Lynn Cullen on Dorothy Horstmann, the Woman Behind the Polio Vaccine

By Lynn Cullen | February 24, 2023

Why Fig Pollination and Literary Criticism Have a Lot in Common

Why Fig Pollination and Literary Criticism Have a Lot in Common

A. V. Marraccini Considers the Critical Gaze, Eroticism, and the Generative Third Body

By A. V. Marraccini | February 24, 2023

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David Auerbach on How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives

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Interview with an Indie Press: Split/Lip Press

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Daniel Hatcher on How the US Criminal Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor

Daniel Hatcher on How the US Criminal Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor

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Paul Stephan: Is There a Crisis in the Knowledge Economy?

Paul Stephan: Is There a Crisis in the Knowledge Economy?

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“There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

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Dreams Are Serious Business: On the Dangers of a Fertile Fantasy Life

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