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The Men Who Brought Political Radicalism to Oscar Wilde

The Men Who Brought Political Radicalism to Oscar Wilde

On John Ruskin, William Morris, and the Nascent Anarchism of a Literary Icon

By Kristian Williams | July 9, 2020

Tear Them Down: <br>Siri Hustvedt on Old Statues, Bad Science, and Ideas That Just Won't Die

Tear Them Down:
Siri Hustvedt on Old Statues, Bad Science, and Ideas That Just Won't Die

From the Confederacy to Eugenics the American Past is All Too Present

By Siri Hustvedt | July 8, 2020

Why Does the Richest Country in the World Rely on Volunteers for Emergency Healthcare?

Why Does the Richest Country in the World Rely on Volunteers for Emergency Healthcare?

Maya Alexandri on the Life of an EMT on the Frontlines of a Pandemic

By Maya Alexandri | July 8, 2020

On Saul Bellow's Celebration of the Messy and Manic

On Saul Bellow's Celebration of the Messy and Manic

Brian Castleberry Rereads the Man Who Taught Him to Write

By Brian Castleberry | July 7, 2020

For Florida, Wartime Has Always Been Boomtime

For Florida, Wartime Has Always Been Boomtime

Kent Russell Makes His Way Through the Sunshine State

By Kent Russell | July 7, 2020

In Early Modern Europe, Reading and Writing Meant Getting Your Hands Dirty

In Early Modern Europe, Reading and Writing Meant Getting Your Hands Dirty

Anthony Grafton: When Writing Could Be Back-Breaking Work

By Anthony Grafton | July 6, 2020

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David A. Taylor on Art as Social Intervention

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Arrested For Wearing a Bathing Suit: Life as an Early Female Swimmer

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Howard Means on Annette Kellerman

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