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Eric Alterman on the Rise of Zionism and a Revitalization of Judaism

By Eric Alterman | November 22, 2022

Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

Cullen Murphy Shares the Writer’s Interactions with Josephine Baker, Gore Vidal, Princess Margaret and More

By Cullen Murphy | November 21, 2022

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century

Adam Rutherford on the Dark History and Troubling Legacy of Eugenics

By Adam Rutherford | November 21, 2022

How Jane Austen Almost Walked Away From Writing

How Jane Austen Almost Walked Away From Writing

Anna Beer Ponders the Possible Loss of a Literary Icon

By Anna Beer | November 18, 2022

What Exactly Is Section 230 and Why Was It So Essential in the Creation of the Internet?

What Exactly Is Section 230 and Why Was It So Essential in the Creation of the Internet?

Jeff Kosseff in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 18, 2022

Disability Pride: Representation is Only the First Step

Disability Pride: Representation is Only the First Step

Ben Mattlin on Disability Rights Activists’ Ongoing Fight for Dignity

By Ben Mattlin | November 18, 2022

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On the Glorious Queerness of Metrical Narrative

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Cary Grant as <em>The Acrobat</em>: A Novel About the Hollywood Comic Star Whose Best Joke Was That He Didn’t Really Exist

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