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In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

Madeline Potter Explores the Development of Romani Culture and Identity Across Europe

By Madeline Potter | July 15, 2025

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

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

By Brittany Allen | July 11, 2025

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On <em>Black Panther</em> and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On Black Panther and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Ekow Eshun Explores the Possibilities of Black Futures That Transcend the Expectations of Modernity

By Ekow Eshun | July 11, 2025

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

“When you're disgustingly wealthy, your days don’t have to be touched by banal oppressors, like the office or public transportation.”

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

Tracy Slater on the Strange Fate of Mixed-Race Families in Prisons During World War II

By Tracy Slater | July 10, 2025

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

Peter Balakian on Richard Hofstadter and the Current Assault on Academia

By Peter Balakian | July 9, 2025

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Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?

By Sam Kelly | July 8, 2025

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

By Literary Hub | July 8, 2025

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

James Dodson Explores the History and Legacy of Early Colonial Expansion

By James Dodson | July 7, 2025

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity

Lauren O'Neill Butler on Shotgun Houses, Segregation, and the Art of Rick Lowe and John Biggers

By Lauren O'Neill Butler | July 2, 2025

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

Leigh Claire La Berge Looks Back at the Digital Apocalypse That Wasn’t

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“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline...” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline...” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

David Crystal Explores the Unlikely Stories Behind Some Common Turns of Phrase

By David Crystal | June 27, 2025

Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century

Judge, Critic, Saloniére: On Sylvia Lynd, One of the Great Literary Citizens of the 20th Century

Nicola Wilson on the Book Society, Hugh Walpole, and Lynd’s Overshadowed Author Career

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“Shakespeare in a Ring.” Hulk Hogan and the Rise of Pro Wrestling in the American Psyche

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Marc Raimondi on the Terry Bollea’s McDonalds-esque Appeal

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