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Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

Kristin Beck on the Women Who Inspired Her Novel

By Kristin Beck | September 16, 2022

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2022

How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on the Dangers of Social Contagion

By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | September 15, 2022

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

Bruce Handy Explores the Hoax Behind an Early Case of American Fearmongering

By Bruce Handy | September 15, 2022

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

Nathalia Holt on the Early Wise Gals

By Nathalia Holt | September 15, 2022

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

Kit Heyam on the Exploits and Influence of Moll Cutpurse

By Dr. Kit Heyam | September 15, 2022

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The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 15, 2022

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

How a Group of Young Writers and Poets Revolutionized 18th-Century Literature

By Andrea Wulf | September 14, 2022

Chinelo Okparanta on William Styron’s <em>Confessions of Nat Turner</em> and Writing Across Racial Identities

Chinelo Okparanta on William Styron’s Confessions of Nat Turner and Writing Across Racial Identities

“I did wonder about the implications of writing, albeit fictionally and satirically, from a white liberal-minded man’s perspective.”

By Chinelo Okparanta | September 14, 2022

How Black History Saved Me: Peniel E. Joseph on His Path to Scholar-Activism

How Black History Saved Me: Peniel E. Joseph on His Path to Scholar-Activism

Tracing an Education, from W.E.B. Du Bois to Sonia Sanchez

By Peniel E. Joseph | September 14, 2022

How Getting Beyond Neoliberal Economics Can Enable America to Restore Its Greatness

How Getting Beyond Neoliberal Economics Can Enable America to Restore Its Greatness

Thom Hartmann in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 14, 2022

Sarah Kendzior on Trumpland’s Criminal Distortions of American Reality

Sarah Kendzior on Trumpland’s Criminal Distortions of American Reality

“Fighting corruption is not a matter of changing hearts and minds but of accumulating leverage.”

By Sarah Kendzior | September 13, 2022

Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

Was It Ever Possible For One Person To Read Every Book Ever Written (in English)?

Randall Munroe Provides a Serious Answer To a Very Hypothetical Literary Question

By Randall Munroe | September 13, 2022

Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil

Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil

Kristin Beck in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 13, 2022

Luke Mogelson on the Far-Right, the Militia Movement, and the Threat of Trumpism

Luke Mogelson on the Far-Right, the Militia Movement, and the Threat of Trumpism

And Other Lessons From His New Book The Storm is Here

By Luke Mogelson | September 12, 2022

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