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Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

Is There Any Bond Stronger than Twinship?

History, Mythology and Literature Say No

By Helena de Bres | November 8, 2023

How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

How Two Versions of a Family Story Sparked a Writer's Quest for Truth

Grace Elizabeth Hale Explores Racial Violence and Individual and Collective Complicity in the American South

By Grace Elizabeth Hale | November 8, 2023

Whose Community Is It Anyway?

Whose Community Is It Anyway?

Casey Plett on how Politicians, Media, and Corporations Co-Opt Language

By Casey Plett | November 7, 2023

How American Critics Originated Jane Austen Scholarship

How American Critics Originated Jane Austen Scholarship

On the Birth of Austen Criticism

By Juliette Wells | November 6, 2023

In Search of Hidden Family History in the Late Ottoman Empire

In Search of Hidden Family History in the Late Ottoman Empire

Alice Sparberg Alexiou on Love and Loss From Jerusalem to Izmir

By Alice Sparberg Alexiou | November 6, 2023

On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

From Jeremy Eichler's Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlisted Time's Echo

By Jeremy Eichler | November 6, 2023

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By Foster Hirsch | November 3, 2023

Putting the Asian Experience of World War II at Center Stage: A Reading List of Essential Books

Putting the Asian Experience of World War II at Center Stage: A Reading List of Essential Books

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By Gary J. Bass | November 2, 2023

A Palestinian Meditation in a Time of Annihilation

A Palestinian Meditation in a Time of Annihilation

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By Fady Joudah | November 1, 2023

How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

On Old Believers, Faith and the Vernacular

By Irina Zhorov | November 1, 2023

Silvia Garcia-Moreno on <em>Dracula</em>’s Depictions and Descendants

Silvia Garcia-Moreno on Dracula’s Depictions and Descendants

Vampires! Vampires! Vampires!

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | October 31, 2023

The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History

The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History

Jan Eliasberg on Lise Meitner, Kati Kariko, and the Project of Correcting the Record

By Jan Eliasberg | October 27, 2023

How the Cultural Revolution Played Society Against Itself

How the Cultural Revolution Played Society Against Itself

Tania Branigan on the Enduring Impact of Collective Intergenerational Trauma in China

By Tania Branigan | October 27, 2023

The Transcendental Genius of George Balanchine’s Ballet

The Transcendental Genius of George Balanchine’s Ballet

From Jennifer Homans's Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlisted Mr. B

By Jennifer Homans | October 27, 2023

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