14 Curious Telegrams from (and to) Famous Writers

14 Curious Telegrams from (and to) Famous Writers

"I Can't Look You in the Voice"

By Emily Temple | June 15, 2017

The Case of Mistaken Identity Behind <em>Legends of the Fall</em>

The Case of Mistaken Identity Behind Legends of the Fall

Will the Real William Ludlow Please Stand Up?

By Jamie Harrison | June 14, 2017

The Story of the Philosopher-Artist of L.A.

The Story of the Philosopher-Artist of L.A.

On the Life of Noah Purifoy, Keeper of the Watts Towers

By Kellie Jones | May 25, 2017

The Boxer and The Professor: Friendships of the Lost Generation

The Boxer and The Professor: Friendships of the Lost Generation

On Café Life with Hemingway and Dos Passos

By James McGrath Morris | May 11, 2017

American Stories Are Refugee Stories

American Stories Are Refugee Stories

Bich Nguyen Contemplates the Fall of Saigon, and Everything After

By Beth Nguyen | May 1, 2017

Performing <em>Hamlet</em> in a Sandstorm at a Syrian Refugee Camp

Performing Hamlet in a Sandstorm at a Syrian Refugee Camp

"This was fear of God, of the end of days, not of a weather event"

By Dominic Dromgoole | April 21, 2017

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The Witches of Suburbia

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The Notorious Legends and Dubious Stories of 10 Literary Deaths

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Actual Social Justice Warriors: The Women of Celtic Mythology

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Hysteria, Witches, and The Wandering Uterus: A Brief History

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By Terri Kapsalis | April 5, 2017

History of a Disappearance

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Take Heart: Shakespeare's Drafts Were Pretty Damn Rough

Take Heart: Shakespeare's Drafts Were Pretty Damn Rough

On the Rewrites, Random Additions, and Many Changes to the Bard's Plays

By J.P. Romney and Rebecca Romney | March 20, 2017

Read a (Love) Letter From Herman Melville to Nathaniel Hawthorne

Read a (Love) Letter From Herman Melville to Nathaniel Hawthorne

On the anniversary of the publication of The Scarlet Letter

By Emily Temple | March 16, 2017

The Doctor Who Made Addicts of the Nazis

The Doctor Who Made Addicts of the Nazis

On Methamphetamine Use in the Third Reich

By Norman Ohler | March 7, 2017

A History of Violence: Walking the Blood-Soaked Shores of Spirit Lake

A History of Violence: Walking the Blood-Soaked Shores of Spirit Lake

Rethinking an Early-American Captivity Narrative

By Katie Prout | March 1, 2017

A Real-Life Fitzgerald Hero, Too True for the Jazz Age

A Real-Life Fitzgerald Hero, Too True for the Jazz Age

On Hobey Baker, and the Beginning of the American Century

By Beatriz Williams | January 26, 2017

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