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Examining Charles Darwin’s Soul: A Singular Case of Biophilia

Examining Charles Darwin’s Soul: A Singular Case of Biophilia

Kay Harel in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 12, 2022

Nina Totenberg on Her Long Friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Nina Totenberg on Her Long Friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Her Loyalty, “Incredible Timing,” and More

By Nina Totenberg | October 6, 2022

Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

Katherine Rundell on Love and Literature in the Elizabethan Era

By Katherine Rundell | October 5, 2022

The Pulse of American Life: On Emily Post’s Evolving Legacy

The Pulse of American Life: On Emily Post’s Evolving Legacy

“She was the source for American etiquette and manners advice.”

By Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning | October 5, 2022

<em>For Us All</em> Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

For Us All Act I: On Fred Korematsu’s Conviction—and the Fight to Overturn it 40 Years Later

Featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection from LA Theatre Works

By Audiobook Break | October 4, 2022

What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler

What the Word “Beauty” Meant to Helen Frankenthaler

Douglas Dreishpoon on the Reflections of an Iconic Artist

By Douglas Dreishpoon | October 3, 2022

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The Found Poems of Goliarda Sapienza

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Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

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How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair

By Charlotte Van den Broeck | September 26, 2022

How Truman Capote and Andy Warhol's Complex Friendship Marked Them Both

How Truman Capote and Andy Warhol's Complex Friendship Marked Them Both

Blake Gopnik and Rob Roth on Adapting the Conversations of Two American Icons for the Stage

By Blake Gopnik and Rob Roth | September 21, 2022

What the Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment of Marvin Anderson Reveals About the American Legal System

What the Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment of Marvin Anderson Reveals About the American Legal System

Daniel S. Medwed on the Biases and Systemic Failures That Keep Innocent People in Prison

By Daniel S. Medwed | September 21, 2022

Human Skulls, Misogynists, and Disability: On the Life of Marcella Hazan and Her Return to Culinary Simplicity

Human Skulls, Misogynists, and Disability: On the Life of Marcella Hazan and Her Return to Culinary Simplicity

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Roast Chicken

By Victor Hazan | September 20, 2022

What Inspired a Bigoted Media Shock Jock to Start His Own Far-Right Fight Club?

What Inspired a Bigoted Media Shock Jock to Start His Own Far-Right Fight Club?

Andy Campbell on Gavin McInnes, the Founder of the Proud Boys

By Andy Campbell | September 20, 2022

On Malcolm Lowry’s Yearslong, Fruitless Attempt to Adapt Fitzgerald’s <em>Tender Is the Night</em> for Film

On Malcolm Lowry’s Yearslong, Fruitless Attempt to Adapt Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night for Film

Michael Melgaard on the 455-Page Screenplay That Never Was

By Michael Melgaard | September 15, 2022

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

Nathalia Holt on the Early Wise Gals

By Nathalia Holt | September 15, 2022

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

Kit Heyam on the Exploits and Influence of Moll Cutpurse

By Dr. Kit Heyam | September 15, 2022

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