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Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 22, 2025

<em> The Black Cauldron </em> turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

The Black Cauldron turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

On bad adaptations, big expectations, and why some myths resist the big screen treatment.

By Brittany Allen | August 22, 2025

The Fascist History of Yoga

The Fascist History of Yoga

Stewart Home Explores the Influence of Right-Wing Ideology on the Practice of Yoga

By Stewart Home | August 22, 2025

The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

The Making of America’s Frontier Mythology Was the Making of America

Paul Andrew Hutton Explores the Origins and Development of Our National Narrative

By Paul Andrew Hutton | August 22, 2025

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Between Myth and Modernity: On Persian Stories, Identity, and the US-Iran Divide

Ryan Bani Tahmaseb Considers the Enduring Wisdom of Iranian Myths

By Ryan Bani Tahmaseb | August 22, 2025

On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp

On the Past and Future of Lesbian Pulp

Trish Bendix Explores the Continuum of Lesbian History and Porn

By Trish Bendix | August 21, 2025

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By Kathleen B. Casey | August 21, 2025

Crossing the Atlantic During Britain’s Darkest Hour in World War II

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Six reissued classics to get hyped for this fall.

Six reissued classics to get hyped for this fall.

By Brittany Allen | August 19, 2025

Riding to Freedom: On the Importance of the Horse in Escaping Slavery

Riding to Freedom: On the Importance of the Horse in Escaping Slavery

“Horses were a part of the daily fabric of life for many enslaved Black people.”

By Bitter Kalli | August 19, 2025

Hiroshima at Eighty: Contemporary Literature as a Product of the Post-Nuclear World

Hiroshima at Eighty: Contemporary Literature as a Product of the Post-Nuclear World

Ed Simon Considers the Enduring Impact of the Atomic Bomb on Artistic and Literary Production

By Ed Simon | August 18, 2025

How We Can Achieve a Good Life Through the Help of Others

How We Can Achieve a Good Life Through the Help of Others

Sebastian Purcell On Finding the Path to Happiness Using Aztec Philosophy

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A Million Sour Cherry Orchards: Olia Hercules on Remembering the Ghosts of Ukraine

A Million Sour Cherry Orchards: Olia Hercules on Remembering the Ghosts of Ukraine

The Author of "Strong Roots" Paints a Portrait of Her Ancestral Land in the Wake of Russia's Invasion

By Olia Hercules | August 15, 2025

The Night the Warring Poet Clans of NYC Came Together in Peace

The Night the Warring Poet Clans of NYC Came Together in Peace

Nathan Kernan on James Schuyler’s First Public Poetry Reading

By Nathan Kernan | August 14, 2025

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

Inventing the American Revolution: On Thomas Paine’s Guide to Fighting Dictatorship

“How are free people supposed to stay free? One short answer: don’t trust anyone over thirty.”

By Matthew Redmond | August 13, 2025

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