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The Epidemic of Thinking There's Only One African Writer

The Epidemic of Thinking There's Only One African Writer

Yewande Omotoso on the Inability to See Beyond Categories

By Yewande Omotoso | February 22, 2019

The Unlikely Friendship Between a Philosopher and an Empress

The Unlikely Friendship Between a Philosopher and an Empress

When Catherine the Great Met Denis Diderot

By Robert Zaretsky | February 22, 2019

<em>If Beale Street Could Talk</em>: How Does Barry Jenkins Measure Up to James Baldwin?

If Beale Street Could Talk: How Does Barry Jenkins Measure Up to James Baldwin?

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By Ben Rybeck | February 22, 2019

How Worried About Virtual Reality Should We Be?

How Worried About Virtual Reality Should We Be?

Oh Cool, Fully Immersive Digital Platforms for Everyone!

By Blake J. Harris | February 22, 2019

How Louisa May Alcott Landed on the Front Lines of the Civil War

How Louisa May Alcott Landed on the Front Lines of the Civil War

"The door of opportunity opened just a crack."

By Samantha Seiple | February 22, 2019

<em>The Ballad of Buster Scruggs</em>: What, Exactly, Is Its Source Material?

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: What, Exactly, Is Its Source Material?

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Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

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After Carrie Kinsey's Letter to Theodore Roosevelt

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Brit Bennett and Emily Halpern on Screenwriting's Tips for Fiction

Brit Bennett and Emily Halpern on Screenwriting's Tips for Fiction

With Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

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Charlie Jane Anders on World-Building and the Perils of Allegory

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