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Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

By Walker Caplan | December 23, 2021

<em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</em> on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

We Have Ways of Making You Talk on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | December 23, 2021

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

By Walker Caplan | December 21, 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

“We see her act of resistance.”

By Zahia Rahmani | December 20, 2021

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Tristan McConnell on the Long, Ongoing History of Turkana

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By Emergence Magazine | December 20, 2021

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On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s Anabasis

By Shane Brennan | December 17, 2021

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

What the Stoics Understood About Death (And Can Teach Us)

By David Fideler | December 16, 2021

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

Robert Gottlieb Describes the World’s Reaction to That “Husky, Throaty Contralto”

By Robert Gottlieb | December 15, 2021

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Johanna Hanink on Andreas Karkavitsas and His Novel, The Archaelogist

By Johanna Hanink | December 15, 2021

Reminder: the most famous short story in American literature was written in one day.

Reminder: the most famous short story in American literature was written in one day.

By Walker Caplan | December 14, 2021

<em>The Red Badge of Courage</em> now has a sequel in which Henry Fleming becomes mayor.

The Red Badge of Courage now has a sequel in which Henry Fleming becomes mayor.

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On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

David Kirby Plumbs the Uncertain Depths of Art and Truth

By David Kirby | December 10, 2021

In Which a Direct Line is Drawn From Flaubert’s Unfinished Novel to <em>Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure</em>

In Which a Direct Line is Drawn From Flaubert’s Unfinished Novel to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Alex Lockwood on the Original Odd Couple Novel, Bouvard et Pécuchet

By Alex Lockwood | December 10, 2021

“How Did We Get Stuck?” David Wengrow on Imagining Alternatives To Our Current Systems

“How Did We Get Stuck?” David Wengrow on Imagining Alternatives To Our Current Systems

The Co-Author of The Dawn of Everything on Radio Open Source

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