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In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s <em>Tamerlane</em>

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane

Bradford Morrow on the Bibliophile’s Holy Grail, Otherwise Known as the “Black Tulip”

By Bradford Morrow | June 25, 2024

75 Years of <em>1984</em>: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

75 Years of 1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

Elif Shafak on the Relentless Real-World Spread of Orwellian Dystopia

By Elif Shafak | June 24, 2024

Why American Journalists Should Be Outraged About the Dozens of Palestinian Journalists Jailed in Israel

Why American Journalists Should Be Outraged About the Dozens of Palestinian Journalists Jailed in Israel

"If journalism is not a crime, then it should not be treated as a crime by any government for any journalist."

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 21, 2024

How Activists Across the Pacific Northwest Planned the 1999 Seattle WTO Protests

How Activists Across the Pacific Northwest Planned the 1999 Seattle WTO Protests

DW Gibson Looks Back on the Environmentalist and Anti-Globalization Movements of the 1990s

By DW Gibson | June 21, 2024

Nikole Hannah-Jones Reflects on the Most Important Historical Project of Our Generation

Nikole Hannah-Jones Reflects on the Most Important Historical Project of Our Generation

In Conversation with Channler Twyman on Five Years of "The 1619 Project"

By Channler Twyman | June 19, 2024

A definitive ranking of Brat Pack movies.

A definitive ranking of Brat Pack movies.

In honor of Andrew McCarthy's documentary.

By Brittany Allen | June 18, 2024

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How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

By Tiya Miles | June 18, 2024

Francine Prose on the Unfinished Sexual Revolution of the 1970s

By Francine Prose | June 17, 2024

What a Young John Muir Learned In the Wisconsin Wilderness

By Amanda Bellows | June 14, 2024

How Beyoncé’s “Formation” Embodies the Ethos of Black Womanhood

How Beyoncé’s “Formation” Embodies the Ethos of Black Womanhood

Catherine Joy White on Black Women's Long History of Resistance and Collective Struggle

By Catherine Joy White | June 14, 2024

Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

Byron and Borgia: A Meditation on an Impossible Encounter

Poet-in-Residence for “Byron 200” Scarlett Sabet Considers Two Passionate Souls Separated by Centuries

By Scarlett Sabet | June 14, 2024

“Historical Fanfiction.” The Deceptive, Dangerous Simplicity of Originalism in American Politics

“Historical Fanfiction.” The Deceptive, Dangerous Simplicity of Originalism in American Politics

Madiba K. Dennie on the Antiquated Conservatism Underpinning the United States’ Highest Courts of Law

By Madiba K. Dennie | June 13, 2024

Moments of Recognition: On Locating Queerness in Bureaucratic Records

Moments of Recognition: On Locating Queerness in Bureaucratic Records

Michael Waters Explores the Subjectivity of State Categorization of Queer Identities and Relationships

By Michael Waters | June 13, 2024

How White Women’s Patronage of Black Artists Exposed Racial Fault Lines

How White Women’s Patronage of Black Artists Exposed Racial Fault Lines

L.S. Stratton on “Godmother” Charlotte Osgood Mason and Artistic Control During the Harlem Renaissance

By L.S. Stratton | June 13, 2024

What Jane Austen’s Work Can Tell Us About the British Imperial Project

What Jane Austen’s Work Can Tell Us About the British Imperial Project

Corinne Fowler Considers the Colonial Legacy of the English Countryside

By Corinne Fowler | June 11, 2024

A Fundamental Boundary: What the Mississippi River Means to America

A Fundamental Boundary: What the Mississippi River Means to America

Boyce Upholt on the Meaning and Use of Rivers and Other Waterways

By Boyce Upholt | June 11, 2024

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