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On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

lived out of her time."">Cate Haste Considers the Legacy of "a modern woman who
lived out of her time."

By Cate Haste | September 16, 2019

Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?

Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?

Omar El Akkad on Our Obligation to Preserve Memories

By Omar El Akkad | September 16, 2019

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

Life in New York City on the Eve of History

By Tom Roston | September 13, 2019

The Inspired Vengeance of Mythic Icelandic Women

The Inspired Vengeance of Mythic Icelandic Women

Kassandra Montag on Learning to Write Blunt, Unabashed Characters

By Kassandra Montag | September 13, 2019

A Brief History of Mostly Terrible Campaign Biographies

A Brief History of Mostly Terrible Campaign Biographies

“No harm if true; but, in fact, not true.” (Buckle Up for 2020)

By Jaime Fuller | September 12, 2019

A Legendary Publishing House's Most Infamous Rejection Letters

A Legendary Publishing House's Most Infamous Rejection Letters

When Faber & Faber’s T.S. Eliot Passed on George Orwell (and More)

By Toby Faber | September 12, 2019

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Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

"To this day, the name Hotel Barba fills me with dread and nostalgia."

By Dina Nayeri | September 11, 2019

From Wall Street to Chicago's South Side: When Global Economics Make Local Progress Nearly Impossible

From Wall Street to Chicago's South Side: When Global Economics Make Local Progress Nearly Impossible

Nicholas Lemann on the Community Activism of Earl Johnson

By Nicholas Lemann | September 11, 2019

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

Goodbye, Catalonia

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From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

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What Happened to the American Citizen-Soldier?

What Happened to the American Citizen-Soldier?

A Former US Army Intelligence Officer's Lessons from
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On Agatha Christie and the Dawn of a Post-Capitalist Era

On Agatha Christie and the Dawn of a Post-Capitalist Era

A Close Reading of Christie's 80th book, Passenger to Frankfurt, by Slavoj Žižek

By Slavoj Žižek | September 9, 2019

On the Unlikely Extremes of Maoist Influence on the West

On the Unlikely Extremes of Maoist Influence on the West

Left-Wing Rebels, Civil Rights Fighters, and the Cult of Mao
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By Julia Lovell | September 5, 2019

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