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Timothy Phillips on a 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

Timothy Phillips on a 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 3, 2023

Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 3, 2023

How Octavia Butler’s <em>Kindred</em> Became a Novel

How Octavia Butler’s Kindred Became a Novel

Michael Silverblatt Talks with Octavia Butler About Historical Research, Trauma, Touch, and More

By Michael Silverblatt | March 31, 2023

<em>The Lost King</em> is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The Lost King is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The New Film From Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan Gives Credit to the Woman Who Found Richard III’s Lost Grave

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

FX’s <em>Great Expectations</em> Doesn’t Measure Up

FX’s Great Expectations Doesn’t Measure Up

Steven Knight’s Miniseries Makes Interesting Points About Empire and Womanhood, but They Get Lost in a Sea of Gratuitous Darkness

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

Ashley Ward on the Oft-Ignored and Much-Maligned Olfactory Sense

By Ashley Ward | March 29, 2023

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How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

By Lizzie Stark | March 29, 2023

Karl Schlogel Digs Up an Encyclopedic and Richly Detailed History of Everyday Life in the Soviet Union

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

From Eugenics to Targeted Advertising: The Dark Role of Data in Sorting Humanity

From Eugenics to Targeted Advertising: The Dark Role of Data in Sorting Humanity

Chris Wiggins and Matthew L Jones on the Origins of Big Data

By Chris Wiggins and Matthew L Jones | March 27, 2023

<em>Valemon The Bear</em>: Myth in the Age of the Anthropocene with Martin Shaw

Valemon The Bear: Myth in the Age of the Anthropocene with Martin Shaw

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | March 27, 2023

Jeffrey E. Stern on a Many Layered Story of Brotherhood and Terror in the Afghanistan War

Jeffrey E. Stern on a Many Layered Story of Brotherhood and Terror in the Afghanistan War

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 27, 2023

<em>The Art of War</em>: How Can a Book Written Two and a Half Millennia Ago Remain Timeless?

The Art of War: How Can a Book Written Two and a Half Millennia Ago Remain Timeless?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 27, 2023

Approaching Gridlock: Arundhati Roy on Free Speech and Failing Democracy

Approaching Gridlock: Arundhati Roy on Free Speech and Failing Democracy

“There can be no fiction without appropriation. Because we fiction writers are predators too.”

By Arundhati Roy | March 24, 2023

Alone on the Range: Victor LaValle on <em>Lone Women</em>’s Homesteaders, History, and Horror

Alone on the Range: Victor LaValle on Lone Women’s Homesteaders, History, and Horror

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 23, 2023

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