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Between Agency and Fate: Towards a New Poetics of Illness and Healing

Between Agency and Fate: Towards a New Poetics of Illness and Healing

Eleni Stecopoulos: “To be the hero or victim of one’s story is to deny the lines of power that cross and enervate our bodies.”

By Eleni Stecopoulos | October 18, 2024

Legendary Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel Recommends a No-Frills Way to Pop the Question

Legendary Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel Recommends a No-Frills Way to Pop the Question

Hot Chocolate With Pink Champagne Marshmallows, a Sweet Yet Simple Proposal

By Dominique Ansel | October 18, 2024

The Original Eurotrip: How the Grand Tour Shaped Generations of 19th-Century Elites

The Original Eurotrip: How the Grand Tour Shaped Generations of 19th-Century Elites

Steve Burgess on a Beloved Traditional Pastime of the Young and Generationally Wealthy

By Steve Burgess | October 18, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“One of the flattest, most abstract, and least revealing accounts of a life that I’ve probably ever read.”

By Book Marks | October 17, 2024

Correcting for the Male Gaze: On the Unique Challenges of Writing Biographies of Women

Correcting for the Male Gaze: On the Unique Challenges of Writing Biographies of Women

How Iris Jamahl Dunkle Found the Fuller Story of the Life of Sanora Babb

By Iris Jamahl Dunkle | October 17, 2024

It Bugs Me That My Friend Claims to Be a Writer But Never Writes: Am I the Literary Asshole?

It Bugs Me That My Friend Claims to Be a Writer But Never Writes: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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By Kristen Arnett | October 17, 2024

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What the Story of Richard II and Henry IV Reveals About the Nature of Power

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“You Can’t Leave Your Folk at the Door.” On Queer Life in Appalachia

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To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

To Fund, or Not to Fund: On Redefining What Type of Work Is Grant-Worthy

Marian Crotty Shares How Her Queer Fiction Was Shaped by a Research Trip to South Dakota

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Anne Curzan on Our Changing Language

Anne Curzan on Our Changing Language

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The Power and Possibility of Play: Why Science Is More Than Just Facts and Equations

The Power and Possibility of Play: Why Science Is More Than Just Facts and Equations

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By Kelsey Johnson | October 16, 2024

Brittany Rogers on How Libraries Helped Her Feel Safe and Embrace Her Queerness

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Noam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars

Noam Chomsky on How America Sanitizes the Horror of Its Wars

The Author of “The Myth of American Idealism” Explores the Origins of America's Hegemonic Foreign Policy

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Mosab Abu Toha Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mosab Abu Toha Is Reading Now, and Next

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Language, Loss and Nostalgia: On Growing Old As a Learning Experience

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