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Abel Ferrara Starred in His First Feature, a Mob-Backed Porno

Abel Ferrara Starred in His First Feature, a Mob-Backed Porno

The Acclaimed Director Looks Back on the Start of His Legendary Career

By Abel Ferrara | November 6, 2025

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

Atash Yaghmaian: “In English, I’m just someone—free, unclaimed, and therefore, for the first time, self-defined.”

By Atash Yaghmaian | November 6, 2025

A Brief History of American Socialism

A Brief History of American Socialism

Michael Kazin on the Socialism’s Far-Reaching Influence on American Thought

By Michael Kazin | November 5, 2025

What Happened to My Political Novel When I Resisted Satire and Leaned Into Idealism

What Happened to My Political Novel When I Resisted Satire and Leaned Into Idealism

How Brian Schaefer‘s Town & Country Went From Snarky to Sincere

By Brian Schaefer | November 5, 2025

Carbon Offsetting is Not Going to Save the Planet

Carbon Offsetting is Not Going to Save the Planet

Wim Carton and Andreas Malm on Microsoft and the Big Business of Climate Indulgences

By Wim Carton and Andreas Malm | November 5, 2025

Why Big Tech’s Abuse of Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Need to Be Inevitable

Why Big Tech’s Abuse of Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Need to Be Inevitable

Maximilian Kasy on the Urgent Need to Democratize the Technology That Shapes Our Lives

By Maximilian Kasy | November 5, 2025

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Georgi Gospodinov on the Loss of His Father and Writing About Death

By Angela Rodel | November 5, 2025

Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

By Anna Hogeland | November 5, 2025

The Invitation of Brevity: Ten Novels in Verse That Will Hook You

By Amber McBride | November 5, 2025

Sonic Tone Poems: Three Audio Narratives to Reshape Your Imagination

Sonic Tone Poems: Three Audio Narratives to Reshape Your Imagination

Sarah Montague on the Poetics of Listening

By Sarah Montague | November 4, 2025

The Succession Crisis of Queen Elizabeth I

The Succession Crisis of Queen Elizabeth I

Tracy Borman on the Altered Manuscript Depicting the Naming of Queen Elizabeth’s Heir

By Tracy Borman | November 4, 2025

Finding the Truth In the Imaginary: On “Accurately” Writing About Time Travel

Finding the Truth In the Imaginary: On “Accurately” Writing About Time Travel

Aja Gabel Offers Some Tips For Crafting Scientifically and Emotionally Sound Speculative Fiction

By Aja Gabel | November 4, 2025

Why I Saw <em>The Bad News Bears</em> Ten Times in the Theater as a Nine-Year-Old Boy

Why I Saw The Bad News Bears Ten Times in the Theater as a Nine-Year-Old Boy

Thomas Beller on Losing His Father and Finding Him Again and Again in a '70s Classic

By Thomas Beller | November 4, 2025

Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

Ryan Goldberg on the Migratory Birds that Flock to Fort Tilden During the Colder Months

By Ryan Goldberg | November 4, 2025

Jodi-Ann Burey on Speechwriting, Authenticity, and Adapting Her TED Talk into a Book

Jodi-Ann Burey on Speechwriting, Authenticity, and Adapting Her TED Talk into a Book

Claire Dederer Talks to the Author of Authentic: The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work

By Claire Dederer | November 4, 2025

In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth

By Sarah Weinman | November 3, 2025

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