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The Real Life and Times of the Scientist Who Inspired <em>Dr. Strangelove</em>

The Real Life and Times of the Scientist Who Inspired Dr. Strangelove

Ananyo Bhattacharya on the Brilliance of John von Neumann

By Ananyo Bhattacharya | February 23, 2022

Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

Sarah Weinman on the Not-So-Unlikely Friendship Between Vladimir Nabokov and William F. Buckley, Jr.

“What is bad for the Reds is good for me.”

By Sarah Weinman | February 22, 2022

Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 22, 2022

David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | February 22, 2022

How Buster Keaton Became a Cinematic Superstar

How Buster Keaton Became a Cinematic Superstar

James Curtis on Buster Keaton's Transition from the Stage to the Screen

By James Curtis | February 18, 2022

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

“There’s always a way to tell an old story in a new way.”

By Erik Larson | February 18, 2022

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The Socialite, Property Developer, and Bigamist Who Had Everyone in 18th Century Europe Talking

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

Jack Kerouac fetishized the white working class almost as much as a NY Times reporter.

By Jonny Diamond | February 16, 2022

“Aw, Partners, It’s Been a Bitch.” A Letter from Ken Kesey After His Son’s Death

By Shaun Usher | February 10, 2022

Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 10, 2022

How Rachel Carson Carved Out a Space to Become a Full-Time Writer

How Rachel Carson Carved Out a Space to Become a Full-Time Writer

James R. Gaines on Early American Nature Writing

By James R. Gaines | February 9, 2022

Jean Rhys’ Women on the Margins: On the Perpetual Resonance of <em>Voyage in the Dark</em>

Jean Rhys’ Women on the Margins: On the Perpetual Resonance of Voyage in the Dark

Imogen Crimp on the Intersection of Ambition, Power, Gender and Money

By Imogen Crimp | February 8, 2022

Larry Miller on His Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom

Larry Miller on His Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 8, 2022

On the Hidden Pain of V.C. Andrews, the Woman Behind <em>The Flowers in the Attic</em>

On the Hidden Pain of V.C. Andrews, the Woman Behind The Flowers in the Attic

Andrew Niederman Considers the Toll of
Chronic Pain on the Writing Life

By Andrew Neiderman | February 3, 2022

What Can a Dead Egyptian Pharaoh Teach Us About the Modern World?

What Can a Dead Egyptian Pharaoh Teach Us About the Modern World?

Christina Riggs on the Women Behind King Tutankhamun

By Christina Riggs | February 3, 2022

John E. Douglas on the Mind and Crimes of Serial Killer Larry Gene Bell

John E. Douglas on the Mind and Crimes of Serial Killer Larry Gene Bell

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 3, 2022

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