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Did Tolkien Write <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work?

Did Tolkien Write The Lord of the Rings Because He Was Avoiding His Academic Work?

How a Literary Icon Always Felt Guilty About His
Failings With Chaucer

By John M. Bowers | January 27, 2020

Patrick Modiano on the Bookshop Owner Who Escaped the Nazis

Patrick Modiano on the Bookshop Owner Who Escaped the Nazis

Françoise Frenkel's No Place to Lay One’s Head Belongs in the Company of Literary Giants

By Patrick Modiano | January 27, 2020

Americans Are Right To Think the Economy Is Rigged

Americans Are Right To Think the Economy Is Rigged

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on the Tax Codes, Unequal Education, and Homegrown Inequality

By Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn | January 24, 2020

'Is the Newspaper Office the Place<br> for a Girl?'

'Is the Newspaper Office the Place
for a Girl?'

On Life as a Female Reporter at the Turn of the Century

By Julie Des Jardins | January 24, 2020

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously,<br> Chaos Ensued

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously,
Chaos Ensued

Matt Parker on the Time Someone Tried to Buy a
Jet Plane Using Pepsi Points

By Matt Parker | January 23, 2020

Rediscovering the Lost Power<br> of Reading Aloud

Rediscovering the Lost Power
of Reading Aloud

Meghan Cox Gurdon Traces the History of Oral Storytelling

By Meghan Cox Gurdon | January 22, 2020

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Striving for a Life of Normality in the Occupied West Bank

By Ilana Hammerman | January 22, 2020

Wordsworth: Caught in the Act of Making Poetry!

By Adam Nicolson | January 21, 2020

Kyle Chayka on the Godfather of Minimalism and His Case for Imperfection

By Kyle Chayka | January 21, 2020

The Emotional Aftershocks of Alice Adams' Most Celebrated Work

The Emotional Aftershocks of Alice Adams' Most Celebrated Work

On Families and Survivors: "I know it will be hard for you to read."

By Carol Sklenicka | January 21, 2020

The Legal Fight That Ended the Unjust Confinement of Mental Health Patients

The Legal Fight That Ended the Unjust Confinement of Mental Health Patients

Ayelet Waldman on the Landmark Case O’Connor v. Donaldson

By Ayelet Waldman | January 21, 2020

Post-Soviet Travel on the Turkmen-­Kazakh Border

Post-Soviet Travel on the Turkmen-­Kazakh Border

Erika Fatland: "The whole world will soon be wearing jeans made in China."

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The War on Poverty Changed a Young George Foreman's Life

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The Question Haunting the Hungarian People: “What Would You Have Done?”

The Question Haunting the Hungarian People: “What Would You Have Done?”

Rory MacLean Travels to the Forgotten Parts of Europe

By Rory MacLean | January 17, 2020

Christopher Brown on Serving on the Inspiration Behind <em>Rule of Capture</em>

Christopher Brown on Serving on the Inspiration Behind Rule of Capture

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