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A Musical Divorce: How Money Problems and a Bad Manager Tore the Beatles Apart

A Musical Divorce: How Money Problems and a Bad Manager Tore the Beatles Apart

Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair on the Protracted End of a Band That Transformed Rock and Roll Forever

By Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair | December 13, 2024

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

An annotated list of things Raymond Chandler hated recently sold for $2000 at auction.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

Lydia Reeder on the Ways Female Doctors Fought Against 19th-Century Medical Misogyny

By Lydia Reeder | December 9, 2024

Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025

Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025

Brittany K. Allen Talks to the National Book Award-Winning Author About the Struggle to Come

By Brittany Allen | December 4, 2024

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

Martha White Remembers Her Grandfather’s Lifelong Relationship With the Big Apple

By Martha White | November 25, 2024

Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy

Leaving Cormac: Life Lessons From My Correspondence with Lee McCarthy

Kim Young on What It Means to Survive a First Marriage

By Kim Young | November 21, 2024

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How a Young Sylvia Plath Found Her Literary Voice Through Diary Keeping

By Carl Rollyson | November 19, 2024

Oliver Sacks Letters to Thom Gunn: Inside an Epistolary Friendship

Oliver Sacks Letters to Thom Gunn: Inside an Epistolary Friendship

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By Oliver Sacks | November 18, 2024

Victoria’s Secret: How a Teenage Girl Became the Queen of England

Victoria’s Secret: How a Teenage Girl Became the Queen of England

Anne Somerset on Princess Victoria and the Scandalous Chaos of Nineteenth-Century British Politics

By Anne Somerset | November 18, 2024

Benjamin Franklin: As Much Scientist As Statesman

Benjamin Franklin: As Much Scientist As Statesman

Richard Munson Considers the Founding Father’s Long-Overlooked Passion for Scientific Inquiry

By Richard Munson | November 14, 2024

The Mystery of Wallis Simpson’s Visit to Shanghai and Her Search for the Elusive “Hurry-Up” Divorce

The Mystery of Wallis Simpson’s Visit to Shanghai and Her Search for the Elusive “Hurry-Up” Divorce

Paul French Chronicles the Future Duchess of Windsor’s Sojourn in China

By Paul French | November 13, 2024

Eve and Joan: Exploring the Tumultuous Friendship of LA’s Literary Ladies

Eve and Joan: Exploring the Tumultuous Friendship of LA’s Literary Ladies

Lili Anolik on the Irresistible Draw of Eve Babitz and Joan Didion, Two Iconic Chroniclers of California

By Lili Anolik | November 12, 2024

Dorothy Allison, author and force of nature, has died.

Dorothy Allison, author and force of nature, has died.

By Brittany Allen | November 8, 2024

How Woodrow Wilson’s Privileged Southern Upbringing Influenced His Love Life

How Woodrow Wilson’s Privileged Southern Upbringing Influenced His Love Life

Christopher Cox on the 28th President’s Relationship With His First Wife, Ellen Axson Wilson

By Christopher Cox | November 8, 2024

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