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How Middle Management Made the Modern World

How Middle Management Made the Modern World

Henry Snow on the Early Days of Worker Management as We Know It Today

By Henry Snow | May 12, 2026

When a 15-Year-Old Martin Luther King Jr. Confronted Jim Crow on a Train

When a 15-Year-Old Martin Luther King Jr. Confronted Jim Crow on a Train

Lerone Martin on Segregation Aboard the Southern Railway

By Lerone Martin | May 11, 2026

Argentina Through the Eyes of Polish Writer Witold Gombrowicz

Argentina Through the Eyes of Polish Writer Witold Gombrowicz

Mercedes Halfon on the Experience of Exile, Loss and Finding One’s Literary Voice

By Mercedes Halfon | May 11, 2026

The Surprising Similarities Between the Kardashians and WWE

The Surprising Similarities Between the Kardashians and WWE

MJ Corey on the Emotional Athleticism and Performance Spectacle of Keeping Up With the Kardashians

By MJ Corey | May 11, 2026

What Objects Can—and Should—Reveal About Their Owners

What Objects Can—and Should—Reveal About Their Owners

Rachel F. Seidman on the Importance of Material Culture in Constructing Oral Histories

By Rachel F. Seidman | May 6, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Including Books by Siri Hustvedt, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, Todd Smith, and More

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

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Was Emerson the True Father of American Literature?

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The Queen of Sales: How Mary Kay Ash Created a Beauty Empire

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Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare

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On the Crazy 1963 Tour That Established the Rolling Stones’ Bad Boy Image

On the Crazy 1963 Tour That Established the Rolling Stones’ Bad Boy Image

Bob Spitz Digs Into the Rise of the Rolling Stones

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When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff on the Deciding Factors Behind the Tech Billionaire's Political Shift

By Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff | April 20, 2026

On the Unique and Ongoing Relationship Between Bob Dylan and the Beatles

On the Unique and Ongoing Relationship Between Bob Dylan and the Beatles

Jim Windolf Explores the Lengthy History (And Present) Between the Cultural Icons

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Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Antony Beevor on the Enigmatic Spiritualist Who Enchanted Russian High Society and Changed the Course of History

By Antony Beevor | April 17, 2026

In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s <em>Picture of Nobody</em>

In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s Picture of Nobody

Allen Bratton Considers the Timelessness of the Artist's Struggle For Relevance and Survival

By Allen Bratton | April 13, 2026

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

David Farrier Revisits Basil Bunting’s Classic, “Briggflatts”

By David Farrier | April 9, 2026

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