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Bad Times Ahead: Even the Futurists Have Given Up on the Future

Bad Times Ahead: Even the Futurists Have Given Up on the Future

Andrew Keen on the End of Optimism

By Andrew Keen | September 9, 2022

Draft Riots, Tammany Hall, and a Fire at Barnum’s Museum: The Birth of the NYC Fire Department

Draft Riots, Tammany Hall, and a Fire at Barnum’s Museum: The Birth of the NYC Fire Department

Brian McDonald on the Transition from a Patchwork of Volunteer Departments to a Modern Force

By Brian McDonald | September 9, 2022

Javier Zamora: You Can't Simply Make Art From Your Trauma to Heal Yourself

Javier Zamora: You Can't Simply Make Art From Your Trauma to Heal Yourself

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | September 9, 2022

A Poem by Jenny Xie

A Poem by Jenny Xie

From the New Collection The Rupture Tense

By Jenny Xie | September 9, 2022

Given YouTube’s World Domination, Should the Google-Owned Platform Be More Aggressively Regulated?

Given YouTube’s World Domination, Should the Google-Owned Platform Be More Aggressively Regulated?

Mark Bergen in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 9, 2022

Interview with an Indie Press: Agate Publishing

Interview with an Indie Press: Agate Publishing

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Darwin 2.0: How to Embrace Change, Adapt Fast, and Future-Proof Your Life and Career

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The Complicated Relationship Between Kansans and Truman Capote’s <em>In Cold Blood</em>

The Complicated Relationship Between Kansans and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood

Jessa Crispin on the Allure of “Convenient” Stories

By Jessa Crispin | September 8, 2022

Behind the Scenes of Roger Corman’s Campy, Culty <em>The Little Shop of Horrors</em>

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The Inspiration for the Off-Broadway Musical Was One of the Cheapest Hollywood Films Ever Made

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Myth Translated Into Action: A Plea for Practical Commitment to Our Planet

Myth Translated Into Action: A Plea for Practical Commitment to Our Planet

Karen Armstrong Considers Mythos, Logos, and Ritual

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Do We Need a Support Group? How Translation Can—and Should—Be a Collective Effort

Do We Need a Support Group? How Translation Can—and Should—Be a Collective Effort

Michele Huchison on Creating and Maintaining Literary Community

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Beyond the Colonial Gaze: Readings From Contemporary Nigeria

Beyond the Colonial Gaze: Readings From Contemporary Nigeria

Lola Jaye Recommends Wole Soyinka, Biyi Bandele, Akwaeke Emezi, and More

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What the Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires Reveal About Our Apocalyptic Age

What the Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires Reveal About Our Apocalyptic Age

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David Suzuki on the Urgency of Scientific Education in an Era of Climate Emergency

David Suzuki on the Urgency of Scientific Education in an Era of Climate Emergency

"It is clear that reason and facts alone no longer suffice to move people and society to action."

By David Suzuki | September 8, 2022

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