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Remembering Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star

Remembering Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star

“Wong provides us with a road map of how to forge ahead even under the most difficult of circumstances.”

By Shirley Jennifer Lim | September 17, 2026

The Movie Star and the Mountain: On Robert Redford’s Sundance Origin Story

The Movie Star and the Mountain: On Robert Redford’s Sundance Origin Story

David Gessner Remembers the Star and Conservationist, a Year After His Death

By David Gessner | September 16, 2026

Behind One the Greatest Post-Punk Songs Ever Recorded

Behind One the Greatest Post-Punk Songs Ever Recorded

Kevin Dettmar on Joy Division, Ian Curtis, and the Tragic Background of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

By Kevin Dettmar | September 14, 2026

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Phillip Lopate on the Enduring Legacy of Washington Irving’s Most Famous Short Story

By Phillip Lopate | September 11, 2026

Beauty in Ambiguity: On Marian Anderson’s Lifelong Love For Schubert

Beauty in Ambiguity: On Marian Anderson’s Lifelong Love For Schubert

Anthony Tommasini Explores the Singer’s Relationship With Music From Both Sides of the Atlantic

By Anthony Tommasini | September 10, 2026

“Get Out.” Advice on Teaching High School From the Late, Great Frank McCourt

“Get Out.” Advice on Teaching High School From the Late, Great Frank McCourt

Tom Allon on His Enduring Friendship with the Beloved Irish Memoirist

By Tom Allon | September 9, 2026

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By James Folta | September 4, 2026

Remembering Gloria Steinem, author and agent of the second wave.

By Brittany Allen | September 3, 2026

Nobody Thought The Ginger Man Would Sell a Single Copy

By Bill Dunn | September 3, 2026

Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

From Sam Dalrymple’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Shattered Lands

By Sam Dalrymple | September 3, 2026

On the Fact and Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut’s Dresden

On the Fact and Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut’s Dresden

Susan Farrell Considers a Source of Inspiration for Slaughterhouse-Five

By Susan Farrell | August 31, 2026

What It Means to Love Elliott Smith

What It Means to Love Elliott Smith

Biographer Jamie Fisher on the Melancholic Singer-Songwriter’s Life and Career

By Jamie Fisher | August 27, 2026

In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

By Brittany Allen | August 26, 2026

Long Live Dolly Parton, Giver of Books

Long Live Dolly Parton, Giver of Books

Ellen O'Connell Whittet on the Radical Enterprise of the Imagination Library

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | August 26, 2026

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

In Praise of Montserrat Roig’s Goodbye Ramona, Translated by Megan Berkobien and María Cristina Hall

By Catherine Lacey | August 26, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 21, 2026

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