When Rousseau Advocated for Book-Burning

When Rousseau Advocated for Book-Burning

One of France's Great Philosophers, a Troll Ahead of His Time

By William Marx | March 2, 2018

Acquiring Books for the Greatest Libraries in the World

Acquiring Books for the Greatest Libraries in the World

Adventures in the 18th-Century Book Trade

By Alexander Bevilacqua | February 23, 2018

The Spiritual Sisters of Simone de Beauvoir

The Spiritual Sisters of Simone de Beauvoir

On Édith Thomas, Domi­nique Aury, and the Women of Postwar France

By Agnès Poirier | February 22, 2018

25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

25 Legendary Literary Feuds, Ranked

Ding Ding Ding: Let the Fight Begin

By Emily Temple | February 16, 2018

Kafka Was a Terrible Boyfriend

Kafka Was a Terrible Boyfriend

Read Franz Kafka's "Love Letters" to Felice Bauer

By Eleanor Bass | February 14, 2018

How Medieval Storytellers Shape Our Understanding of Romance

How Medieval Storytellers Shape Our Understanding of Romance

Matters of the Heart, from Arthurian Legend to Tristan and Isolde

By Marilyn Yalom | February 14, 2018

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How Wagner Tried to Revolutionize Art and End Capitalism

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Capturing the Artists, Hustlers, and Junkies of 1960s Pittsburgh

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On the Death of JFK and the Birth of Lyndon Johnson's

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How Displacement and Migration Created an Unexpected Literary Boom

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How Alice B. Toklas Found her Voice Through Food

How Alice B. Toklas Found her Voice Through Food

On Writing Her Own Cookbook, After Gertrude Stein

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On the Decision to Publish the Largest Leak in the History of American Power

On the Decision to Publish the Largest Leak in the History of American Power

When the Washington Post Printed the Pentagon Papers, It Changed American Journalism

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What Happens When There's a Madman in the White House?

What Happens When There's a Madman in the White House?

“When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”

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How to Dig a Hole—and Other Pieces of 1,000-Year-Old Wisdom

How to Dig a Hole—and Other Pieces of 1,000-Year-Old Wisdom

Alexander Laglands Looks Into the Old Way of Doing Things

By Alexander Laglands | January 2, 2018

Storage Space for the Undead: Inside the Cryonics Business

Storage Space for the Undead: Inside the Cryonics Business

Thomas Mira y Lopez Considers the Search for Eternal Life (and Frozen Heads)

By Thomas Mira y Lopez | December 28, 2017

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