Felicia Day on Weirdness, Writer's Block and Women With Swords

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On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

On Monsieur Bovary, One of Literature's Most Necessary Characters

Alberto Manguel Considers the Bore Who Inspires Passion

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Why Newspaper

Why Newspaper "Scoops" Don't Work in Narrative Nonfiction

Steve Luxenberg on Journalism Versus Storytelling

By Steve Luxenberg | October 1, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Why Give a Rapist a Voice?

Jeannie Vanasco on Writing the Character of Her Abuser

By Jeannie Vanasco | October 1, 2019

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

"To live in this hell of a world does not trump our capacity to leave a little heaven behind."

By Cornel West | October 1, 2019

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