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My Name is Fritz Mayer: An Account of Buchenwald

My Name is Fritz Mayer: An Account of Buchenwald

"These were terrible hours, when we waited for our names to be called."

By Mark Mayer | January 25, 2019

A Brief Literary History of Davos

A Brief Literary History of Davos

Where Writer's Block is Cured, if Not Global Misfortune

By Isabelle Mayault | January 24, 2019

In Aristotle's Ideal Democracy, a Good Citizen Was a Good Friend

In Aristotle's Ideal Democracy, a Good Citizen Was a Good Friend

On the Virtues of "Civic Friendship"

By Edith Hall | January 23, 2019

David Treuer on the Myth of an Edenic, Pre-Columbian 'New' World

David Treuer on the Myth of an Edenic, Pre-Columbian 'New' World

Indigenous American Civilizations Are Far Older and More Complex Than History Suggests

By David Treuer | January 22, 2019

Did Diderot's Legacy Live Up To His Genius?

Did Diderot's Legacy Live Up To His Genius?

How the 18th-Century Philosopher Was Forgotten and Rediscovered

By Andrew S. Curran | January 18, 2019

The Temptations of Playing the Muse

The Temptations of Playing the Muse

On Love, Marriage, Charles Dickens, and Becoming the Writer I Needed to Be

By Samantha Silva | December 19, 2018

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Did Lao-Tzu and Confucius Know Each Other?

By John Minford | December 17, 2018

Read From Allen Ginsberg's Cuba Journals

By Allen Ginsberg | December 14, 2018

Brandon Hobson on Recovering Cherokee Myths from His Grandfather's Notebook

By Brandon Hobson | December 11, 2018

On James Baldwin's Dispatches from the Heart of the Civil Rights Movement

On James Baldwin's Dispatches from the Heart of the Civil Rights Movement

The Making of an Iconic Essayist

By Ed Pavlić | December 10, 2018

Parents: If You're Letting Your Child Wear a Hat, You're Doing it Wrong

Parents: If You're Letting Your Child Wear a Hat, You're Doing it Wrong

The 18th-Century German Medical Advice You Didn't Know You Needed

By Thomas Morris | December 6, 2018

When The Beatles Met Their Idol, Elvis Presley

When The Beatles Met Their Idol, Elvis Presley

It Was Even More Awkward Than You'd Think!

By Ray Connolly | December 3, 2018

Scenes from a Life in 1930s Berlin

Scenes from a Life in 1930s Berlin

On Turning My Great Uncle's Diary into a Twitter Feed

By Jeffrey Koenig | November 29, 2018

Are There Lessons to Be Learned from the Protests of the 1960s?

Are There Lessons to Be Learned from the Protests of the 1960s?

Clara Bingham Talks to Adam Nemett About His Novel, We Can Save Us All

By Clara Bingham | November 29, 2018

The Showgirl Who Discovered <em>Lolita</em>

The Showgirl Who Discovered Lolita

How Nabokov's Masterpiece Found Its American Publisher

By Sarah Weinman | November 26, 2018

Not Just a German Word: A Brief History of Schadenfreude

Not Just a German Word: A Brief History of Schadenfreude

"This is a confession: sometimes I feel good when others feel bad."

By Tiffany Watt Smith | November 21, 2018

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