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This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

“She seemed to go to extremes in order to make the play as obscene and immoral as possible.”

By Literary Hub | April 20, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 17, 2026

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi Confronts the Devastation Wrought Upon Her Generation of Young Palestinians

By Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi | April 16, 2026

Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

Harry Sidebottom on the History of Female Gladiators

By Harry Sidebottom | April 15, 2026

An Unsolved Puzzle: On Identity, Silence and a Legacy of Violence in Colombia

An Unsolved Puzzle: On Identity, Silence and a Legacy of Violence in Colombia

Adriana E. Ramírez Considers Her Grandmother's Life Though the Lens of Her Country's Recent History

By Adriana E. Ramírez | April 15, 2026

We’re All Wrong About Men and Feminism

We’re All Wrong About Men and Feminism

Rosa Campbell on How Men Responded to The Hite Report

By Rosa Campbell | April 15, 2026

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How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of Song of the South

By Vicky Osterweil | April 14, 2026

On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life

By Jennifer Acker | April 13, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 10, 2026

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

Here’s what’s been making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 10, 2026

On the US-Israeli Coalition’s Continued Acts of Scholasticide in the Middle East

On the US-Israeli Coalition’s Continued Acts of Scholasticide in the Middle East

Steven W. Thrasher Considers How the Threats of Empire Are Themselves Acts of Violence

By Steven W. Thrasher | April 10, 2026

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

“We are Jewish authors who believe in Jewish books, and for whom Palestinian liberation is a moral imperative.”

By Open Letters | April 9, 2026

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

Alex Mayyasi Considers the Impact of Technology and Inflation on Rising Childcare Costs

By Alex Mayyasi | April 8, 2026

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

Michael Edison Hayden on the Origins of White Supremacy Group VDARE

By Michael Edison Hayden | April 8, 2026

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Considers Literary and Scientific Ways of Interpreting the World We Live In

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | April 7, 2026

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

Amie Souza Reilly: “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.”

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

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