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Why We Feel So Compelled to Make Maps of Fictional Worlds

Why We Feel So Compelled to Make Maps of Fictional Worlds

Lev Grossman on the History of Cartography in Sci Fi,
Fantasy, and More

By Lev Grossman | October 2, 2019

Head over to <em>The Believer</em> for their new interactive comic feature by artist Matt Huynh.

Head over to The Believer for their new interactive comic feature by artist Matt Huynh.

By Jonny Diamond | October 1, 2019

A Brief History of Personalized Bookplates

A Brief History of Personalized Bookplates

An Effective Way to Keep Track of Your Books, or an Indulgent Affectation?

By Princeton Architectural Press | September 27, 2019

John Berger: Some Brief Musings on Time

John Berger: Some Brief Musings on Time

How We Stop Time with Stories

By John Berger | September 26, 2019

Misguided Chivalry, Disastrous Dates, and Other Cartoons

Misguided Chivalry, Disastrous Dates, and Other Cartoons

Liana Finck Draws Some Conclusions About Love

By Liana Finck | September 24, 2019

On Eric Garner, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Police Brutality as American Tradition

On Eric Garner, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Police Brutality as American Tradition

“¿DEFACEMENT?,” Inspired by the 1983 Police Murder of Michael Stewart

By J. Faith Almiron | September 13, 2019

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When D.H. Lawrence's "Unlovely" Paintings Were Confiscated by Scotland Yard

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From the Ruins of Rome to the Invention of Perspective

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On the Occasion of Margaret Atwood Day, Here Are Some Photos of Her Over the Years

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2019

Graphic Novel: The True Story of Granny Lee Ok-sun

Graphic Novel: The True Story of Granny Lee Ok-sun

A Former Korean "Comfort Woman" Makes the Journey Home

By Keum Suk Gendry-Kim | September 9, 2019

Designing Your Grandfather's Book (When He's James Thurber)

Designing Your Grandfather's Book (When He's James Thurber)

Sara T. Sauers on Honoring the Family Aesthetic

By Sara T. Sauers | August 30, 2019

Rachel Cusk's house is an austere, experimental, hyper-modern masterpiece. (Shocking, right?)

Rachel Cusk's house is an austere, experimental, hyper-modern masterpiece. (Shocking, right?)

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2019

How Arthur Fellig Became the Legendary Street Photographer Weegee

How Arthur Fellig Became the Legendary Street Photographer Weegee

Capturing the Face of Mid-Century New York City

By Christopher Bonanos | August 23, 2019

Dorothy Parker on the Art of Her Old Pal James Thurber

Dorothy Parker on the Art of Her Old Pal James Thurber

"A Thurber must be seen to be believed—there is no use trying to tell the plot of it."

By Dorothy Parker | August 22, 2019

At the Birth of Surrealism in Montparnasse, 1913

At the Birth of Surrealism in Montparnasse, 1913

On Marcel Duchamp, Giorgio de Chirico, and the Hothouse of Parisian Art

By Sue Roe | August 20, 2019

Jim Marshall's Iconic Photos from the 1969 Woodstock Festival

Jim Marshall's Iconic Photos from the 1969 Woodstock Festival

Santana, Jerry Garcia, The Who, Hippies in the Mud, and More

By Michelle Margetts | August 15, 2019

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