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Permanent Newness: Surrealism at 100

Permanent Newness: Surrealism at 100

Mark Polizzotti on the Legacy of One of the 20th Century’s Most Innovative Artistic Movements

By Mark Polizzotti | January 9, 2024

Motherhood Is Antarctica: On the Underexplored Landscape of Postpartum Loneliness

Motherhood Is Antarctica: On the Underexplored Landscape of Postpartum Loneliness

Marie Doezema Explores the Icy Wilderness of New Parenthood in a Pandemic

By Marie Doezema | January 8, 2024

Epistolary Gossip: On the History and Morality of the “Poison Pen” Letter

Epistolary Gossip: On the History and Morality of the “Poison Pen” Letter

Emily Cockayne Considers the Gendered Dynamics Behind the Written Anonymous Complaint

By Emily Cockayne | January 8, 2024

Conversations with the Long-Dead: My Literary Friendship with Margaret Cavendish

Conversations with the Long-Dead: My Literary Friendship with Margaret Cavendish

Francesca Peacock on the More Fanciful Aspects of Writing a Biography

By Francesca Peacock | January 3, 2024

We Are All Witches: Elizabeth Willis and Nancy Bowen on the Contemporary Echoes of Centuries-Old Fears

We Are All Witches: Elizabeth Willis and Nancy Bowen on the Contemporary Echoes of Centuries-Old Fears

E. Tracy Grinnell Talks to the Poet-Artist Team Behind Spectral Evidence

By E. Tracy Grinnell | December 21, 2023

How Long Will <em>Schindler’s List</em> Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

How Long Will Schindler’s List Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

Paul Morton Revisits Spielberg’s Controversial Film, 30 Years Later

By Paul Morton | December 20, 2023

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A Look Inside the 17th-Century Witch Trials of the Arctic Circle

By Chelsea Iversen | December 19, 2023

John F. Kennedy’s Last Movie: From Russia with Love

By Stanley Schtinter | December 18, 2023

Sakiru Adebayo on the Diasporization of African Literature

Sakiru Adebayo on the Diasporization of African Literature

Writing Without the Certainty of Return

By Sakiru Adebayo | December 18, 2023

Fierce, Fearless and Fun: How Maggie Higgins Broke New Ground For Women in Journalism

Fierce, Fearless and Fun: How Maggie Higgins Broke New Ground For Women in Journalism

Jennet Conant on the Adventures of One of America's First Female Foreign Correspondents

By Jennet Conant | December 15, 2023

The Memories of Streets: A Reading List of NYC Books That Capture the City’s Many Sides

The Memories of Streets: A Reading List of NYC Books That Capture the City’s Many Sides

Jonathan Wells Recommends Sam Lipsyte, E.L. Doctorow, Vivian Gornick, and More

By Jonathan Wells | December 14, 2023

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

Tobias Becker Explores Popular Culture’s Continued Revival of the Past

By Tobias Becker | December 13, 2023

Hidden No More: Why Women’s Contributions to the Italian Renaissance Matter

Hidden No More: Why Women’s Contributions to the Italian Renaissance Matter

Meredith K. Ray on the Importance of Broadening Our View of the Past

By Meredith K. Ray | December 12, 2023

Gideon Lewis-Kraus: Everyone Needs to Read Nathan Thrall’s <em>A Day in the Life of Abed Salama</em>

Gideon Lewis-Kraus: Everyone Needs to Read Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

The Must Read Book of the Current Moment

By Gideon Lewis-Kraus | December 12, 2023

Boys Do Cry: How The Cure Helped Mainstream Male Emotion

Boys Do Cry: How The Cure Helped Mainstream Male Emotion

Simon Price on the Making and Legacy of One of the Band’s Most Beloved Songs

By Simon Price | December 12, 2023

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