“Eclectic, Refreshingly Wild, and Important.” Exploring the Archives of America’s Best Literary Journals

“Eclectic, Refreshingly Wild, and Important.” Exploring the Archives of America’s Best Literary Journals

Introducing a New Column in Which Nick Ripatrazone Reveals Treasures From the Back Issue Vault

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 19, 2022

Zoology and Cartoons: Will McPhail on Drawing Funny Animals

Zoology and Cartoons: Will McPhail on Drawing Funny Animals

The New Yorker Cartoonist on the Schooling Behind the Doodles

By Will McPhail | October 19, 2022

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

Rupert Christiansen on the Modernization of Ballet

By Rupert Christiansen | October 19, 2022

Telling Stories of the Trans Experience is More Important Than Ever

Telling Stories of the Trans Experience is More Important Than Ever

Veronica Esposito on Rhea Ewing’s Fine

By Veronica Esposito | October 19, 2022

Why Family Isn’t Everything—And How We Can Create More Liberatory Alternatives

Why Family Isn’t Everything—And How We Can Create More Liberatory Alternatives

Sophie Lewis on the Capitalist and Patriarchal Underpinnings of Traditional Family Structures

By Sophie Lewis | October 19, 2022

Lessons From My Lovely Patients: Facing My Own Cancer Diagnosis as a Veterinary Oncologist

Lessons From My Lovely Patients: Facing My Own Cancer Diagnosis as a Veterinary Oncologist

Renee Alsarraf on the “deep bond that animals have with their human families.”

By Renee Alsarraf | October 19, 2022

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Realigners: The Visionaries and Hacks Who Have Radically Transformed American Democracy

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Timothy Shenk in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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How Quitting is the Essential First Step to a Life of Freedom—and Radical Change

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Sam Kenyon Reads from His Debut Novel, <em> I Am Not Raymond Wallace</em>

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Is There a Problem of Democracy in the Middle East? Or Is the Problem With an American Misunderstanding of “Democracy”?

Is There a Problem of Democracy in the Middle East? Or Is the Problem With an American Misunderstanding of “Democracy”?

Shadi Hamid in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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