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Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Laugh a Little: Why We All Should Be Telling More Jokes

Alison Wood Brooks on the Importance of Humor in Building Professional and Personal Relationships

By Alison Wood Brooks | January 24, 2025

Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | January 23, 2025

Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

Guido Tonelli on the Human Urge to Honor the Dead

By Guido Tonelli | January 23, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“In place of clear conclusions are persistent themes, like recurring notes in a song.”

By Book Marks | January 23, 2025

Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won

Democracy vs. Autocracy, Cooperation vs. Conflict: How World War II Was Won

Hal Brands Explores the Differing Strategies, Systems and Worldviews of the Axis and the Allies

By Hal Brands | January 23, 2025

“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman

“how to be a contemporary performer,” a Poem by Asha Futterman

From the Collection “Empathy”

By Asha Futterman | January 23, 2025

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The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

By Emma Knight | January 23, 2025

Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 23, 2025

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

By Betty Samieh | January 22, 2025

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

“When I Quit Drinking I Quit Writing.” Matthew Nienow on Stumbling Back Into Poetic Vulnerability

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By Matthew Nienow | January 22, 2025

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot

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By Kristen Martin | January 22, 2025

Listening to Palestinian Silences: On Fady Joudah’s <em>[. . .]</em>

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Eman Quotah Considers the Inability of Language to Convey the Horror of Genocide and Attempted Erasure

By Eman Quotah | January 22, 2025

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

Pagan Kennedy on the Activist Awakening of the Woman Who Helped Develop the Rape Kit

By Pagan Kennedy | January 22, 2025

Adrian Matejka and Austin Araujo Are “Whole-Neighborhood” Poets

Adrian Matejka and Austin Araujo Are “Whole-Neighborhood” Poets

In Conversation with Lena Crown on Awakeners

By awakeners | January 22, 2025

John Vaillant on <em>Fire Weather</em>

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By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | January 22, 2025

A Way of Living: On Direct Action and Survival Work in the Face of American Fascism

A Way of Living: On Direct Action and Survival Work in the Face of American Fascism

Madeline ffitch Reminds Us of What’s at Stake, Every Day of Our Lives

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