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“Mike Knew Apocalypses Had Been Coming at Us All Along.” Rebecca Solnit on the Great Mike Davis

“Mike Knew Apocalypses Had Been Coming at Us All Along.” Rebecca Solnit on the Great Mike Davis

On the Reissue of “Dead Cities”

By Rebecca Solnit | October 30, 2024

An Unwinnable War: Why the United States Was Doomed To Fail in Vietnam

An Unwinnable War: Why the United States Was Doomed To Fail in Vietnam

Geoffrey Wawro Explains the Faulty Reasoning Behind America's Decision to Intervene in Southeast Asia

By Geoffrey Wawro | October 30, 2024

The 10 Best Books on Reproductive Rights

The 10 Best Books on Reproductive Rights

Annie Ernaux, Joshua Prager, Katie Watson, and More

By Catherine Habgood | October 30, 2024

Channeling Curiosity Into Language: How a Diverse Array of Influences Feeds Poetic Development

Channeling Curiosity Into Language: How a Diverse Array of Influences Feeds Poetic Development

Mónica de la Torre Discusses the Artists, Writers and Performers Who Inspire Her Creative Process

By Mónica de la Torre | October 29, 2024

Philosopher of Change: How Henri Bergson’s Radical View of Reality Came to Be

Philosopher of Change: How Henri Bergson’s Radical View of Reality Came to Be

Emily Herring on Bergson’s Formative Upbringing in an Unstable France

By Emily Herring | October 29, 2024

What the Fourth of July Reveals About the Unfulfilled Promise of America

What the Fourth of July Reveals About the Unfulfilled Promise of America

Theodore Johnson Considers the Ways Black Americans Commemorate Independence Day

By Theodore Johnson | October 28, 2024

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A sex-work-positive reading list, inspired by Anora .

By Brittany Allen | October 25, 2024

Consider the Shipwreck: Ten Books on Maritime Disasters and Ecological Collapse

By Eiren Caffall | October 25, 2024

The Issues 2024: On America’s Uniquely Deadly Gun Problem

By Literary Hub | October 25, 2024

10 Best Books on Guns in America

10 Best Books on Guns in America

Featuring Andrew C. McKevitt, Charles E. Cobb Jr, Gary Younge, and More

By Catherine Habgood | October 25, 2024

From Torpedo Bras to Whale Tails: A Brief History of Women’s Underwear

From Torpedo Bras to Whale Tails: A Brief History of Women’s Underwear

Nina Edwards Explores the Popular Reception of Thongs, Bras, Boy Shorts and Other Intimate Items

By Nina Edwards | October 24, 2024

A Geological Time Bomb: Remembering the Night That Yellowstone Exploded

A Geological Time Bomb: Remembering the Night That Yellowstone Exploded

Randall K. Wilson Considers the Impact of the 1959 Earthquake That Shook Our Most Famous National Park

By Randall K. Wilson | October 24, 2024

Simple Yet Profound: On the Timelessness of Aesop’s Fables

Simple Yet Profound: On the Timelessness of Aesop’s Fables

Robin Waterfield Explores Some Little-Known Aspects of These Ancient Bite-Sized Tales

By Robin Waterfield | October 24, 2024

“America’s Literary Giant.” On the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Vietnam

“America’s Literary Giant.” On the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Vietnam

Nguyễn Bình Explores the Author’s Influence on Vietnamese Literature

By Nguyễn Bình | October 23, 2024

How the British Monarchy Made Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day

How the British Monarchy Made Breakfast the Most Important Meal of the Day

Tom Parker Bowles Offers an Overview of Royal Culinary History, Along With a Recipe for Baked Eggs

By Tom Parker Bowles | October 23, 2024

How a Hidden Corner of the American West Became a Refuge For Outlaws

How a Hidden Corner of the American West Became a Refuge For Outlaws

Tom Clavin on Everyday Life Inside the Last Vestige of the “Wild West”

By Tom Clavin | October 22, 2024

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