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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

Not Just a Fashion Statement: How Purses Are Used as Political Tools

Not Just a Fashion Statement: How Purses Are Used as Political Tools

Kathleen B. Casey Explores the Connection Between Black Women’s Purses and the Civil Rights Movement

By Kathleen B. Casey | August 21, 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

Sally Rooney could be arrested on terrorism charges for supporting Palestine Action.

Sally Rooney could be arrested on terrorism charges for supporting Palestine Action.

By Dan Sheehan | August 18, 2025

A Record of Vanishings: Neda Maghbouleh on the Stress Response of Seeing Iran Bombed

A Record of Vanishings: Neda Maghbouleh on the Stress Response of Seeing Iran Bombed

Remembrances in the Midst of Deportations, ICE Seizures, and Israel's Attack on Tehran

By Neda Maghbouleh | August 18, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | August 15, 2025

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

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“Old Song,” a Poem by Nima Hasan

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New Hampshire will soon allow parents to see their children’s library checkouts.

New Hampshire will soon allow parents to see their children’s library checkouts.

By James Folta | August 14, 2025

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books

Maris Kreizman Wonders Who Will Be Left to Pass Judgment on Book-Related Cases

By Maris Kreizman | August 14, 2025

Memoir On a Hill: Finding the Best Way to Tell the Story of America

Memoir On a Hill: Finding the Best Way to Tell the Story of America

Jason Mott Navigates the Demands of Fiction and Nonfiction in the Second Trump Era

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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.”

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The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre

The View From Gaza—As Seen Through WB Yeats’s Widening Gyre

From Inside the Besieged Strip, Alaa Alqaisi on Life as a “Sustained Dismantling of the Soul”

By Alaa Alqaisi | August 13, 2025

How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America

How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America

Margaret Grace Myers on the Grim Legacy of Ronald Reagan

By Margaret Grace Myers | August 13, 2025

“Literature is a Force For Peace and Solidarity.” On Writing a Novel of the War in Ukraine

“Literature is a Force For Peace and Solidarity.” On Writing a Novel of the War in Ukraine

Sam Wachman Unpacks the Challenges of Sharing Truths in Fiction

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