We Shall Overcome: John Lewis on the Symbolism of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Urgency of the Civil Rights Movement

We Shall Overcome: John Lewis on the Symbolism of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Urgency of the Civil Rights Movement

The Late Activist and Congressman in Conversation with C-SPAN's Brian Lamb

By John Lewis | November 24, 2021

How Black Spiritual Songs Gave Rise to New Musical Genres

How Black Spiritual Songs Gave Rise to New Musical Genres

Joseph Horowitz on Melodies of "Pathos and Exaltation"

By Joseph Horowitz | November 24, 2021

Revisiting Hunter S. Thompson’s Weird, Brief Stint as a Local Sports Editor

Revisiting Hunter S. Thompson’s Weird, Brief Stint as a Local Sports Editor

On The Jersey Shore Herald’s Most Famous Reporter

By David S. Wills | November 23, 2021

In Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrows

In Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrows

John Koenig on the Project of Capturing the Subtleties of Human Emotion

By John Koenig | November 23, 2021

Nearly 200 video interviews with ACT UP New York members are now available online.

Nearly 200 video interviews with ACT UP New York members are now available online.

By Walker Caplan | November 22, 2021

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

Jefferson Morley Revisits the Nobel Laureate’s Recent No. 1, “Murder Most Foul”

By Jefferson Morley | November 22, 2021

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On the influential librarian who hated Goodnight Moon.

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch Kurt Vonnegut Recall Entering Dresden as a POW

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How Christian Leaders Made the Case for the Crusades as an Act of... Love?

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Richard Firth-Godbehere on Saint Augustine's Exception to "Thou Shalt Not Kill"

By Richard Firth-Godbehere | November 18, 2021

What Does It Mean To Be Russian? On Dostoevsky’s Early Literary Ambitions

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Kevin Birmingham Investigates State Censorship Under Czar Nicholas

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Chasing Legends Down Colombia's Mythic River Magdalena

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Jordan Salama Finds Folklore and More in the Laguna de Doña Juana

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Joshua Ferris on Why the Family is the Perfect Site for a Novel to Develop

Joshua Ferris on Why the Family is the Perfect Site for a Novel to Develop

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 18, 2021

Do You Remember The Start of Quarantine? Are You Sure?

Do You Remember The Start of Quarantine? Are You Sure?

Charles Finch Remembers the Early, Uncertain Days of the Pandemic

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Kati Marton on the Transformative Power of Angela Merkel

Kati Marton on the Transformative Power of Angela Merkel

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