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Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in <em>Native Son</em>

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in Native Son

George Makari on the Phobic World of Wright’s First Novel

By George Makari | September 14, 2021

Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

Puerto Rican Activist Luisa Capetillo on the Trap of Being a Mother “Who Knows How to Do It All”

By Luisa Capetillo | September 14, 2021

Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.

Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.

By Walker Caplan | September 13, 2021

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Alan Jacobs on Getting an Education in Possibility From the Ancients

By Alan Jacobs | September 13, 2021

Charles Foster on Communion with the More-Than-Human and the Limits of Language

Charles Foster on Communion with the More-Than-Human and the Limits of Language

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 13, 2021

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Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

By Nick Davis | September 13, 2021

City of Ash: Photographing New York City on the Morning of 9/11

By Rachel Cobb | September 11, 2021

On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

By Dennis Johnson | September 10, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

Sasha Sagan Considers the Sea-Change of Our News Cycle, and What Empathy Means

By Sasha Sagan | September 10, 2021

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | September 10, 2021

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

Joe Woolhead on Documenting the Chaos of 9/11 and Later Efforts to Rebuild

By Joe Woolhead | September 10, 2021

Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

Jessica DuLong on Making History in New York Harbor

By Jessica DuLong | September 10, 2021

How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

Ellen Feldman on the Fascinating Story of the Ritchie Boys

By Ellen Feldman | September 10, 2021

The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

Dawn Turner Chronicles Her Sprawling Family History and Growing Up on the South Side of Chicago

By Dawn Turner | September 10, 2021

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