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“Horseshit!” Yes, Marlon Brando, Eclectic Bibliophile, Wrote in His Books

“Horseshit!” Yes, Marlon Brando, Eclectic Bibliophile, Wrote in His Books

Rebecca Rego Barry Digs Through the Actor’s Personal Library as it Heads to Auction

By Rebecca Rego Barry | June 7, 2021

Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

By Walker Caplan | June 3, 2021

How Don Cherry Employed the Metaphysical Body-Space to Inspire Communal Creativity

How Don Cherry Employed the Metaphysical Body-Space to Inspire Communal Creativity

Fumi Okiji on the Practice of Listening and the Magic of an Avant-Garde Jazz Trumpeter

By Fumi Okiji | June 3, 2021

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

Jess McHugh on the Complicated Legacy of Betty Crocker

By Jess McHugh | June 2, 2021

How a Pioneering Mathematician Held Her Family Together in the Wake of Her Husband's Medical Emergency

How a Pioneering Mathematician Held Her Family Together in the Wake of Her Husband's Medical Emergency

Katherine Johnson on the Diagnosis That Altered Family Life Forever

By Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore | May 26, 2021

Brad Stone: What Happened to Jeff Bezos?

Brad Stone: What Happened to Jeff Bezos?

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 26, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Man Behind the Guns
of World War I

By Nathan Gorenstein | May 25, 2021

The Poets That Helped a Young Bob Dylan Find His Voice

By Clinton Heylin | May 24, 2021

“All the Friends I Ever Had Are Gone.” On the Later Years of Bob Dylan

By Howard Sounes | May 24, 2021

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Contemplating the Devotions of W.S. Merwin in the Wilds of North Jersey

Nick Ripatrazone on the Renowned Poet and the Wilderness He Loved

By Nick Ripatrazone | May 20, 2021

Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

Mary Wollstonecraft is a Double Taurus, Or: How an Astrologer Helped Unstick My Novel

Samantha Silva Gets Some Writing Help from an Unconventional Source

By Samantha Silva | May 20, 2021

The “Mystic Inklings” and Savvy Business Acumen of Victoria Woodhull

The “Mystic Inklings” and Savvy Business Acumen of Victoria Woodhull

Emily Midorikawa on the First Woman to Run for President,
and How She Built Her Reputation

By Emily Midorikawa | May 20, 2021

The Time I Watched Norman Mailer Try to Fight G. Gordon Liddy in the Street

The Time I Watched Norman Mailer Try to Fight G. Gordon Liddy in the Street

James Grady Remembers One Weird Night in Suburban DC

By James Grady | May 19, 2021

The Half-Truths of Harrison Post: Moneyed Magnate or Jazz Age Grifter?

The Half-Truths of Harrison Post: Moneyed Magnate or Jazz Age Grifter?

Liz Brown on the Enigmatic Millionaire Living Large Up the California Coast

By Liz Brown | May 19, 2021

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

Turns out Isaac Asimov, father of robotics, was also the father of 100 “lecherous limericks.”

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

On the Small Family Firm Responsible for So Much American Economic Power

Zachary Karabell Traces the History of Brown Brothers Harriman

By Zachary Karabell | May 18, 2021

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