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More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner

More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner

Zahra Hankir Explores the Cosmetic’s Relationship with Beauty, Power and Spirituality

By Zahra Hankir | December 5, 2023

Space Pastoral: Finding a New Literary Genre in the Slow Death of the International Space Station

Space Pastoral: Finding a New Literary Genre in the Slow Death of the International Space Station

Samantha Harvey on Sci-Fi Becoming Sci-Fact and the End of an Era in Technology

By Samantha Harvey | December 5, 2023

Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

“Once I wanted poetry to save me. From what? For what is the better question.”

By Christian Wiman | December 5, 2023

<em>Poor Things</em> is a Curious Phantasmagoria

Poor Things is a Curious Phantasmagoria

Olivia Rutigliano on Yorgos Lanthimos’s (Best) New Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 5, 2023

Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Welcome Home, Stranger

By Jane Ciabattari | December 5, 2023

“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album

“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album

“There were just so many layers and so many colors. Even if all the colors were dark.”

By Dylan Jones | December 5, 2023

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“Untitled Medley.” A Poem by Olatunde Osinaike

By Olatunde Osinaike | December 5, 2023

Maria Ressa on Fighting for the Safety of Journalists

By Talk Easy | December 5, 2023

Bulent Atalay on the Transgressive Minds of Geniuses

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Grover Gardner and AudioFile's 2023 Best Nonfiction and History Audiobooks

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Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Edward Moreta Jr. on White Western Nature Writing, JID's 29 (Freestyle), and Longing for Black Representation in Wild Settings

By Edward Moreta Jr. | December 4, 2023

Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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How the Neolithic Age Marked the Beginning of the Modern World

How the Neolithic Age Marked the Beginning of the Modern World

John Charles Chasteen on When Homo Sapiens Became Human, For Better and For Worse

By John Charles Chasteen | December 4, 2023

Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

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Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

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Jessica Powers on the Struggles and Rewards of Bringing African Literature to the Global Market

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