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A Brief History of the Political Essay

A Brief History of the Political Essay

From Swift to Woolf, David Bromwich Considers an Evolving Genre

By David Bromwich | October 22, 2020

On Turn-of-the-Century Suffrage Cookbooks, Trojan Horse For Women's Equality

On Turn-of-the-Century Suffrage Cookbooks, Trojan Horse For Women's Equality

In Which One Might Learn How to Make "Pie for a Suffragist’s Doubting Husband."

By Laura Kumin | October 22, 2020

Restoring the World’s Most Iconic Fighter Plane

Restoring the World’s Most Iconic Fighter Plane

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | October 22, 2020

Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.

Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.

By Jonny Diamond | October 21, 2020

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

William Germano and Kit Nicholls Offer a Brief History of a Familiar Format

By William Germano and Kit Nicholls | October 21, 2020

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

Todd Gitlin Reminds Us of What It Means to Cast a Ballot

By Todd Gitlin | October 21, 2020

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Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

By Judith Flanders | October 21, 2020

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

How Liberal Idealism Has Failed Modern Diplomacy

By New Books Network | October 21, 2020

Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

Navigating Crisis: On Asian American Solidarity in a Post-Covid America

Daniel Tam-Claiborne on Alexander Chee, Jenny Zhang, and Writing Difference Through Dialogue

By Daniel Tam-Claiborne | October 20, 2020

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

From Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books, a Podcast Hosted by Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | October 20, 2020

When a Young Malcolm X Addressed a Hartford Housing Project

When a Young Malcolm X Addressed a Hartford Housing Project

Bringin the Nation of Islam's Teachings to a Working-Class Community

By Les Payne and Tamara Payne | October 20, 2020

The Center of the Universe? Capturing New York City 90s Nightlife

The Center of the Universe? Capturing New York City 90s Nightlife

Gabriel Sanchez on Archiving a Party That Never Ended

By Gabriel Sanchez | October 20, 2020

Why Should We Care About So-Called Genius?

Why Should We Care About So-Called Genius?

Craig Wright in Conversation with Andrew Keen on
the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | October 20, 2020

The Complicated Resistance Efforts of Enslaved Women in the West Indies

The Complicated Resistance Efforts of Enslaved Women in the West Indies

Stella Dadzie on a History of Public Revolt and Private Resistance

By Stella Dadzie | October 20, 2020

How Capitalism Shaped Our Modern Image of Dinosaurs

How Capitalism Shaped Our Modern Image of Dinosaurs

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | October 20, 2020

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