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Patron Saint of the Wall Street Fraudster: Who Was <br>Charles Ponzi?

Patron Saint of the Wall Street Fraudster: Who Was
Charles Ponzi?

Dan Davies on Rise and Fall of the Eponymous Schemer

By Dan Davies | March 22, 2021

How the Barbizon Gave Sylvia Plath and Joan Didion Freedom and Creative Autonomy

How the Barbizon Gave Sylvia Plath and Joan Didion Freedom and Creative Autonomy

Paulina Bren on Life at New York's Most Famous Women’s-Only Hotel

By Paulina Bren | March 19, 2021

Sara Franklin on the Powerful Unsung Legacy of Edna Lewis, A Great Southern Chef

Sara Franklin on the Powerful Unsung Legacy of Edna Lewis, A Great Southern Chef

Chef Diep Tran Talks to the Editor of Edna Lewis: At the Table with an American Original

By Diep Tran | March 19, 2021

Thelma Golden on the Future of Harlem

Thelma Golden on the Future of Harlem

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber
on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | March 19, 2021

Harriet A. Washington on the Narrative Around Vaccine Hesitancy in the African American Community

Harriet A. Washington on the Narrative Around Vaccine Hesitancy in the African American Community

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | March 19, 2021

Here are a few of John Updike’s kindest, most cutting literary pans.

Here are a few of John Updike’s kindest, most cutting literary pans.

By Walker Caplan | March 18, 2021

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By Walker Caplan | March 18, 2021

How the Early Internet Helped with the “Rebirth” of New York City

By Thomas Dyja | March 18, 2021

On the Undeniable Lure of the Historic Literary Home

By Elizabeth Brooks | March 18, 2021

How Cairo Became a Cosmopolitan Destination in the 1920s

How Cairo Became a Cosmopolitan Destination in the 1920s

Raphael Cormack on Egypt's Interwar Nightlife Boom

By Raphael Cormack | March 18, 2021

Wendy Lower on the Political Power of Photography

Wendy Lower on the Political Power of Photography

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | March 18, 2021

Ibram X. Kendi is resurrecting the country's first abolitionist newspaper for 2021.

Ibram X. Kendi is resurrecting the country's first abolitionist newspaper for 2021.

By Vanessa Willoughby | March 17, 2021

Vivian Gornick on the Magnetism of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Vivian Gornick on the Magnetism of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Looking Back at the "Wild and Elusive" Poet

By Vivian Gornick | March 17, 2021

Ozzy, Mötley, Poison... On the Sacred Role of the Hair Metal Ballad

Ozzy, Mötley, Poison... On the Sacred Role of the Hair Metal Ballad

When in Doubt, Slow it Down

By Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock | March 17, 2021

How Would the Publishing World Respond to <em>Lolita</em> Today?

How Would the Publishing World Respond to Lolita Today?

Jenny Minton Quigley on the Novel Her Father Published

By Jenny Minton Quigley | March 16, 2021

Judgement Day at America’s First Blockbuster Murder Trial

Judgement Day at America’s First Blockbuster Murder Trial

Tobey Pearl on the Trial of the Plymouth Colonists Who Murdered
an Indigenous Man

By Tobey Pearl | March 16, 2021

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