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On the Meteoric Rise of “Aunt Elsie,” Beloved Newswoman and Children’s Columnist

On the Meteoric Rise of “Aunt Elsie,” Beloved Newswoman and Children’s Columnist

“I don’t believe in hammering in morals. I just believe in telling children’s stories which will make them happy.”

By Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert | September 29, 2022

Jasmine Guillory on Why Rom-Coms Are Exactly What We Need Right Now

Jasmine Guillory on Why Rom-Coms Are Exactly What We Need Right Now

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 29, 2022

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

“Let the Bees Tell You.” On the Holy Bible (For Beekeepers) of Buckfast Abbey

Allison LaSorda Considers the Unlikely Legacy of a Benedictine Apiarist

By Allison LaSorda | September 29, 2022

In Praise of TK: Why the Handy Shorthand Has a Surprising Emotional Hold on Me

In Praise of TK: Why the Handy Shorthand Has a Surprising Emotional Hold on Me

Sophie Vershbow on the Remnants of Past Careers That Stay with Us

By Sophie Vershbow | September 29, 2022

Celebrating One-Note Men in <em>Legally Blonde</em>

Celebrating One-Note Men in Legally Blonde

Sophia Benoit in Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | September 29, 2022

Morning Brew: Nadiya Hussain’s Very Simple Coffee Cake

Morning Brew: Nadiya Hussain’s Very Simple Coffee Cake

Anyone Can Bake!

By Nadiya Hussain | September 29, 2022

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Saeed Jones on the Poetic Economy of Language

Saeed Jones on the Poetic Economy of Language

This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

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<em>The Pallbearers Club </em>by Paul Tremblay, Read by a Full Cast

The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay, Read by a Full Cast

A crescendo of horror, humor, and decadence

By Behind the Mic | September 29, 2022

The Impact of <em>The Secret Lives of Church Ladies</em>, Two Years Later

The Impact of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Two Years Later

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By Ursa | September 29, 2022

<em>Sisters Matsumoto</em> Act I and II: Hope and Heartache After a Japanese Internment Camp

Sisters Matsumoto Act I and II: Hope and Heartache After a Japanese Internment Camp

Featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works

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How Trust, Power, and Credit Have Shaped America Over the Last Two Hundred Years

How Trust, Power, and Credit Have Shaped America Over the Last Two Hundred Years

Bruce Carruthers In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 28, 2022

Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence and Partition

Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence and Partition

Featuring Anita Desai, Hari Kunzru, Salman Rushdie, and More

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A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia

A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia

"Dark academia is academia’s black swan and shadow self."

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