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The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

By James Folta | February 7, 2025

The Time a Couple Crazy Kids—Ford Madox Ford, Hemingway—Started a Journal in Paris

The Time a Couple Crazy Kids—Ford Madox Ford, Hemingway—Started a Journal in Paris

And It Was Almost Called “The Paris Review”

By Nick Ripatrazone | February 7, 2025

“We’ve Been Hiding Our Buttocks For Too Long.” Josephine Baker Arrives in Paris, 1925

“We’ve Been Hiding Our Buttocks For Too Long.” Josephine Baker Arrives in Paris, 1925

The Iconic French-American Performer Recounts Her First Days in the City of Lights

By Josephine Baker | February 7, 2025

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

How librarians saved the day in World War II.

Move over, Moneypenny. The first spies were nerds.

By Brittany Allen | February 6, 2025

For Andreas Malm, the Destruction of Gaza Runs Parallel to the Destruction of the Planet

For Andreas Malm, the Destruction of Gaza Runs Parallel to the Destruction of the Planet

“This is the end of the world that never ends.”

By Andreas Malm | February 6, 2025

We’re Already at Risk of Ceding Our Humanity to AI

We’re Already at Risk of Ceding Our Humanity to AI

Surekha Davies on Machines, Monsters and Why Humanity is Still Worth Fighting For

By Surekha Davies | February 6, 2025

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By Neil Shubin | February 6, 2025

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By Eoin Higgins | February 5, 2025

Finding Africa in Harlem: Displacement and Belonging in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem

By Belinda Edmondson | February 5, 2025

A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

Tess Chakkalakal on the Unlikely Literary Partnership Between Charles W. Chesnutt and Walter Hines Page

By Tess Chakkalakal | February 5, 2025

Can you read cursive? Then the National Archives wants YOU.

Can you read cursive? Then the National Archives wants YOU.

By Brittany Allen | February 4, 2025

Actually, <em>Master and Commander</em> is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Actually, Master and Commander is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on the Queer Subtext of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin Series

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | February 4, 2025

All the literary adaptations at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

All the literary adaptations at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

By Brittany Allen | February 3, 2025

How Local and Federal Laws Disenfranchised a Generation of Black Homeowners

How Local and Federal Laws Disenfranchised a Generation of Black Homeowners

Bernadette Atuahene on the Lasting Material and Psychological Impact of Racist Post-War Housing Policies

By Bernadette Atuahene | January 31, 2025

Will Humanity Ever Fully Include the Nonhuman World in Its Moral Circle?

Will Humanity Ever Fully Include the Nonhuman World in Its Moral Circle?

Jeff Sebo on Our Attempts to Measure Intrinsic Value

By Jeff Sebo | January 29, 2025

Humanity’s Claustrophobia: How Technology and Globalization Created a World in Crisis

Humanity’s Claustrophobia: How Technology and Globalization Created a World in Crisis

Robert D. Kaplan Reflects on Globalization’s Shifting Definitions in the Age of Social Media

By Robert D. Kaplan | January 29, 2025

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