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Of Mobs and Namesakes: Writing the Story of My Infamous Grandfather

Of Mobs and Namesakes: Writing the Story of My Infamous Grandfather

Russell Shorto on the Path To His Latest Book

By Russell Shorto | February 5, 2021

Molly Crabapple on New York City Before—and One Day, After—COVID-19

Molly Crabapple on New York City Before—and One Day, After—COVID-19

“Stay because this is a city of ghosts, and we need someone to remember them.”

By Molly Crabapple | February 5, 2021

On the Rise of Neo Fascism in Contemporary Germany

On the Rise of Neo Fascism in Contemporary Germany

Nadav Eyal Encounters Neo-Nazis in 2014

By Nadav Eyal | February 5, 2021

What Does It Mean to Write a Political Novel?

What Does It Mean to Write a Political Novel?

Tobias Carroll: When Fury Meets Fiction

By Tobias Carroll | February 4, 2021

On the Courage of the Earliest Civil Rights Bus Protesters

On the Courage of the Earliest Civil Rights Bus Protesters

Thomas C. Holt Recounts the Rebellion of Carrie Lee Fitzgerald

By Thomas C. Holt | February 4, 2021

Obstinate Love: In Memory of the Great Ved Mehta

Obstinate Love: In Memory of the Great Ved Mehta

Chaya Bhuvaneswar Remembers the Renowned Writer
and Influential Mentor

By Chaya Bhuvaneswar | February 4, 2021

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Christopher Bonanos: New York City Was Never Dead

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On the ‘Steel Not Flesh’ Strategy That Spared Millions of Allies in WWII

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The Wall of Silence: On Trying to Talk About Palestine, Israel, and the USA

By Philip Metres | February 3, 2021

What’s the Future of Land as Sea Levels Continue to Rise?

What’s the Future of Land as Sea Levels Continue to Rise?

Simon Winchester Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 3, 2021

On the Many Meanings of <br>Black Diaspora

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Louis Chude-Sokei: “It was accents and curses, uncles and aunties, cousins and endless trips to Western Union.”

By Louis Chude-Sokei | February 3, 2021

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

How Istanbul’s Literature House Bridges a Divide in Contemporary Turkey

Jan-Peter Westad on Kiraathane and the Power of a Meeting Place

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‘You’re on Your Own’: How to Write About an American Crisis

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David Hardin on Telling the Story of Flint, Michigan

By David Hardin | February 3, 2021

Listen to the first ever recording of James Joyce reading from <em>Ulysses</em>.

Listen to the first ever recording of James Joyce reading from Ulysses.

By Emily Temple | February 2, 2021

Remembering the Mothers of Three Iconic Civil Rights Figures

Remembering the Mothers of Three Iconic Civil Rights Figures

Anna Malaika Tubbs on the Historical Contributions of Alberta King, Berdis Baldwin, and Louise Little

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The Lineage of Maternal Grief, from the Maryam to the Mothers of the Movement

The Lineage of Maternal Grief, from the Maryam to the Mothers of the Movement

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