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How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

John Freeman on the Moral Power of Independent People

By John Freeman | October 6, 2020

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Hayley Krischer on the Reluctance to Publish Stories of Unlovable Girls

By Hayley Krischer | October 6, 2020

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, <em>Hamilton</em> Left Out a Few Things

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, Hamilton Left Out a Few Things

A Critical Take on the Broadway Hit

By Ishmael Reed | October 6, 2020

Andrew Denning on the Nazi Cult of Mobility

Andrew Denning on the Nazi Cult of Mobility

This Week on Time to Eat the Dogs

By Time to Eat the Dogs | October 6, 2020

On Abe Lincoln and the Tragic Failure of Reconstruction

On Abe Lincoln and the Tragic Failure of Reconstruction

David S. Reynolds in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 6, 2020

<em>Language Keepers</em>: The Race Against Time to Save the Kawaiisu Language

Language Keepers: The Race Against Time to Save the Kawaiisu Language

A Six-Part Series From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 5, 2020

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What a Video Game Can Teach Us About Getting Through a Pandemic

By Anna Weltman | October 2, 2020

On Riding Out the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Heart of the Old Holy Roman Empire

By Ethan Lou | October 2, 2020

How Sultan Selim's Ottoman Empire Shaped the Modern World

By Keen On | October 2, 2020

When Human Rights Memorials Actually Fan the Flames of Nationalism

When Human Rights Memorials Actually Fan the Flames of Nationalism

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 2, 2020

Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

This Week on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 2, 2020

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dissented in <em>Bush v. Gore</em>

When Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dissented in Bush v. Gore

The Court's Decision, She Wrote, Was Based on
an "Untested Prophecy"

By Ruth Bader Ginsburg | October 1, 2020

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

Is It Purpose? Portability? James Raven Has Some Questions

By James Raven | October 1, 2020

Many Rights, Few Responsibilities: What Does It Mean To Be an American Citizen?

Many Rights, Few Responsibilities: What Does It Mean To Be an American Citizen?

Ru Freeman: "I grew up understanding that what is given freely must still be earned."

By Ru Freeman | October 1, 2020

The Cookbook That Keeps Memories of a Maine Inn Alive

The Cookbook That Keeps Memories of a Maine Inn Alive

Jeanne Hodesh on Cooking as an Act of Love and Tool for Connection

By Jeanne Hodesh | October 1, 2020

The Women Who Figured Out the V2 Launch Sites During the London Blitz

The Women Who Figured Out the V2 Launch Sites During the London Blitz

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | October 1, 2020

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