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On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's

On the Syrian Border, 2015, After the Story's "Gone Elsewhere"

Elliot Ackerman Visits a Refugee Camp Near Tel Abyad

By Elliot Ackerman | June 13, 2019

In Pablo Picasso's Studio During the Nazi Occupation of Paris

In Pablo Picasso's Studio During the Nazi Occupation of Paris

Françoise Gilot Recalls Her Life with the Artist

By Françoise Gilot and Carlton Lake | June 13, 2019

The Swimming Pool: Fascist Blue Rectangle or Immersive Democratic Space?

The Swimming Pool: Fascist Blue Rectangle or Immersive Democratic Space?

Ellena Savage on the Complicated Past, Present, and Future of Pools

By Ellena Savage | June 12, 2019

The Traffic Stop: One of the Great Abuses of Police Power in Contemporary Life

The Traffic Stop: One of the Great Abuses of Police Power in Contemporary Life

Dan Albert on an Obsolete Enforcement Practice That Just Won't Die

By Dan Albert | June 12, 2019

On the Rise of the Feminist Internet

On the Rise of the Feminist Internet

"This magazine is about speaking up. Will that make us bitchy? Yeah."

By Linda Hirshman | June 11, 2019

On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

Sharon Marcus Looks at the Role of Democracy and Individualism in the Rise of the "Famous"

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