“The Mirage.” A New Poem by Charles Simic

“The Mirage.” A New Poem by Charles Simic

From His New Collection No Land in Sight

By Charles Simic | August 9, 2022

A Party Where the Host Dislikes All the Guests: Revisiting <em>Mrs Dalloway</em>

A Party Where the Host Dislikes All the Guests: Revisiting Mrs Dalloway

This Week on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | August 9, 2022

Christina Lamb on the Remarkable Life and Boundless Determination of War Correspondent Virginia Cowles

Christina Lamb on the Remarkable Life and Boundless Determination of War Correspondent Virginia Cowles

“Cowles’s encounters with all the key players have led some to describe her as the Forrest Gump of journalism.”

By Christina Lamb | August 9, 2022

Fresh Updates on the Dead: On Jerry Garcia’s Current Status in the Spirit Realm

Fresh Updates on the Dead: On Jerry Garcia’s Current Status in the Spirit Realm

Joey Sweeney Finds the Eternal Jerry Alive and Well on YouTube

By Joey Sweeney | August 9, 2022

Young, Gifted, and Black: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton on the Life and Short Stories of Diane Oliver

Young, Gifted, and Black: Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton on the Life and Short Stories of Diane Oliver

From the Ursa Short Fiction Podcast with Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton

By Ursa | August 9, 2022

Telling the Devastating Stories of Pre-Abortion Ireland

Telling the Devastating Stories of Pre-Abortion Ireland

Bernadette Jiwa on Her Grandmother’s Death and the Need to Keep History Close

By Bernadette Jiwa | August 9, 2022

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How CCR, “The Boy Scouts of Rock and Roll,” Took California and the Country by Storm

By John Lingan | August 9, 2022

How Novelists Create More “Realistic” Characters Than Those You See on the Screen

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Meeting Language at Its Most Elemental Place: Belinda Huijuan Tang on Re-Learning Chinese

Meeting Language at Its Most Elemental Place: Belinda Huijuan Tang on Re-Learning Chinese

“When we learn a new language, we may expand our notion about what truths can exist in the world.”

By Belinda Huijuan Tang | August 9, 2022

If the World is a Giant Simulation, What's the Difference Between the Virtual Reality and “Real Life”?

If the World is a Giant Simulation, What's the Difference Between the Virtual Reality and “Real Life”?

David Chalmers in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 9, 2022

Tomorrow’s Capitalism: Searching For the Elusive “Soul” of American Business

Tomorrow’s Capitalism: Searching For the Elusive “Soul” of American Business

Alan Murray in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 9, 2022

<em>The Verifiers</em> by Jane Pek, Read by Eunice Wong

The Verifiers by Jane Pek, Read by Eunice Wong

Detective Story, Rom-com, and Family Drama All in One

By Behind the Mic | August 9, 2022

How America’s River Wanderers Built a Life on the Water

How America’s River Wanderers Built a Life on the Water

Rinker Buck Explores the Flatboating Era

By Rinker Buck | August 8, 2022

Camille T. Dungy Bears Witness to an Encounter Between a Man and an Elephant

Camille T. Dungy Bears Witness to an Encounter Between a Man and an Elephant

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | August 8, 2022

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