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Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Jackson Lears on the American Pursuit of Vitality From Walt Whitman to Donald Trump

Jackson Lears on the American Pursuit of Vitality From Walt Whitman to Donald Trump

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By Keen On | June 26, 2023

More Than A Children’s Story: <em>The Velveteen Rabbit</em> At 100

More Than A Children’s Story: The Velveteen Rabbit At 100

Lisa Rowe Fraustino on the Enduring Relevance of Margery Williams’s Most Famous Book

By Lisa Rowe Fraustino | June 23, 2023

How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

The Author of Girls and Their Monsters On the Oft-Exploited History of the Morlok Sisters

By Audrey Clare Farley | June 22, 2023

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“Born in Sin.” Patrick Radden Keefe Talks Narrative Nonfiction

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