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Orwell's Notes on <em>1984</em>: Mapping the Inspiration of a Modern Classic

Orwell's Notes on 1984: Mapping the Inspiration of a Modern Classic

objective truth."">"The nightmare feeling caused by the disappearance of
objective truth."

By D.J. Taylor | October 18, 2019

The Role of Librarians in a Historical Age of Obsession

The Role of Librarians in a Historical Age of Obsession

Mark Purcell on European Bibliomania and Libraries in the 18th and 19th Centuries

By Mark Purcell | October 18, 2019

Rebecca Solnit: Life Under the First Thousand Days of Donald Trump

Rebecca Solnit: Life Under the First Thousand Days of Donald Trump

When We Talk About "Surviving," Who is "We"?

By Rebecca Solnit | October 17, 2019

Tim O'Brien: Where is Our Allegiance to the “Toneless Dead”?

Tim O'Brien: Where is Our Allegiance to the “Toneless Dead”?

On the Scars of War and the Bonds of Vietnam

By Tim O'Brien | October 17, 2019

How Do We Preserve the Vanishing Foods of the Earth?

How Do We Preserve the Vanishing Foods of the Earth?

Apples, Blue Honeysuckles, and the Soviet Seed Collector Who Protected the Earth's Biodiversity

By Lenore Newman | October 15, 2019

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Norwegian Literature (Almost)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Norwegian Literature (Almost)

A Brief History of the "Guest of Honor" at This Year's Frankfurt Bookfair

By John Freeman | October 15, 2019

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The Impossibility of Capturing Truth in a Biography

By Iris Origo | October 15, 2019

Who Has the Right to Write About Hurricane Katrina?

By Maggie Neil | October 11, 2019

The Irish Clan That Was "Virtually Deleted from History"

By Tim Robinson | October 11, 2019

In the Age of Political Thugs

In the Age of Political Thugs

Sonya Bilocerkowycz, from Ukraine to Putin to Trump and Back Again

By Sonya Bilocerkowycz | October 11, 2019

The Best Time to Practice Stoicism? When Your Flight is Canceled

The Best Time to Practice Stoicism? When Your Flight is Canceled

How an Ancient Philosophy Can Help You Through Modern Life

By William B. Irvine | October 10, 2019

When a Hurricane Hits the Delaware Bay

When a Hurricane Hits the Delaware Bay

Andrew S. Lewis on the Impact of Super Storm Sandy

By Andrew S. Lewis | October 9, 2019

Eve Babitz on the Time She Played Chess Nude with Marcel Duchamp

Eve Babitz on the Time She Played Chess Nude with Marcel Duchamp

Looking Back at the Allure of the 1960s LA Art Scene

By Eve Babitz | October 9, 2019

When Your Book Finds a New Voice, 50 Years Later

When Your Book Finds a New Voice, 50 Years Later

Alix Kates Shulman on a Revitalized Feminist Movement

By Alix Kates Shulman | October 8, 2019

The Midcentury Battle to Save America's Cities from Crisis

The Midcentury Battle to Save America's Cities from Crisis

Lizabeth Cohen on the Poverty and Prosperity of the American City

By Lizabeth Cohen | October 8, 2019

On the Far Right Past of Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of Ikea

On the Far Right Past of Ingvar Kamprad, Founder of Ikea

“Per Engdahl was a great man, and I’ll maintain that as long as I live.

By Elisabeth Åsbrink | October 7, 2019

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