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How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

Dr. Kate Gale Talks to Amanda Montell, Author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

By Dr. Kate Gale | June 14, 2021

The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers' Project

The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers' Project

Scott Borchert on Founding Director Henry Alsberg

By Scott Borchert | June 14, 2021

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

On 14th-Century Italy, Medieval Medicine, and the Consequences of the Plague

By Lawrence Wright | June 11, 2021

Carrie Mae Weems and the Long History of Collective Self-Institutionalization Among Black Radicals

Carrie Mae Weems and the Long History of Collective Self-Institutionalization Among Black Radicals

Thomas J. Lax Considers the Artist's Emphasis on Convening

By Thomas J. Lax | June 11, 2021

On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.

On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.

By Walker Caplan | June 10, 2021

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

“The books are no longer themselves.” Saul Bellow’s prescient takedown of literary criticism.

By Walker Caplan | June 10, 2021

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On the Cheating Scandal That Nearly Ruined Baseball

By Andy Martino | June 10, 2021

Hilary Beard on Racism’s Failure of Imagination

By Keen On | June 10, 2021

On the Excoriating Speech Nelson Algren Delivered to College English Students

By Big Table | June 10, 2021

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

Aminatta Forna Moves Through a Cultural and Personal History of Sleeplessness

By Aminatta Forna | June 9, 2021

Seamus Heaney’s wife is launching a Seamus Heaney-themed walking tour.

Seamus Heaney’s wife is launching a Seamus Heaney-themed walking tour.

By Walker Caplan | June 8, 2021

Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives

Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives

Samantha Rose Hill Considers the Importance of Marginalia in the Writing Life

By Samantha Rose Hill | June 8, 2021

The Many Fictional Afterlives of Ethel Rosenberg

The Many Fictional Afterlives of Ethel Rosenberg

Anne Sebba Reads the Rosenbergs of Plath, Doctorow, Kushner and More

By Anne Sebba | June 8, 2021

The Overwhelming Power of Beauty: Deconstructing Edith Hamilton’s <em>Mythology</em> for Modern Times

The Overwhelming Power of Beauty: Deconstructing Edith Hamilton’s Mythology for Modern Times

Kathryn Lofton on Greek and Roman Classics, Scholarship, and Religion

By Kathryn Lofton | June 8, 2021

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

M. Leona Godin Considers Homer, Borges, and the Large Gap Between Metaphorical and Practical

By M. Leona Godin | June 7, 2021

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Edward Slingerland Considers the History of—and Science Behind—Alcohol as Muse

By Edward Slingerland | June 7, 2021

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