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Read Arthur Miller’s steamy love letter to Marilyn Monroe.

Read Arthur Miller’s steamy love letter to Marilyn Monroe.

By Walker Caplan | January 24, 2022

“Poetry Wedded to Science.” On the Love and Legacy of Elaine Goodale and Charles Eastman

“Poetry Wedded to Science.” On the Love and Legacy of Elaine Goodale and Charles Eastman

Julie Dobrow Investigates the Political Implications of Interracial Marriage in 19th-Century America

By Julie Dobrow | January 20, 2022

Charles J. Shields on the Profound and Playful Friendship Between Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin

Charles J. Shields on the Profound and Playful Friendship Between Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin

“Baldwin loved her caustic wit.”

By Charles J. Shields | January 19, 2022

Excavating Emily: Janice P. Nimura on What Draws Biographers to Certain Lives

Excavating Emily: Janice P. Nimura on What Draws Biographers to Certain Lives

And Why Some Mysteries Have to Stay That Way

By Janice P. Nimura | January 19, 2022

No Sympathy for Horrid Women: On the History of George V and the Demands of the Suffragettes

No Sympathy for Horrid Women: On the History of George V and the Demands of the Suffragettes

Jane Ridley Considers the King's Callous Treatment of Radicalized Activists

By Jane Ridley | January 7, 2022

On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

Peter Richardson Considers the Impact of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

By Peter Richardson | January 5, 2022

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The Politics of Empathy: On the Life and Music of Johnny Cash

The Politics of Empathy: On the Life and Music of Johnny Cash

Michael Stewart Foley Looks at the Man in Black’s Engagement with Social and Cultural Issues

By Michael Stewart Foley | December 21, 2021

Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 20, 2021

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

Robert Gottlieb Describes the World’s Reaction to That “Husky, Throaty Contralto”

By Robert Gottlieb | December 15, 2021

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

Ayana Contreras Considers How the Soul Legend’s Sound Is Still Relevant Today

By Ayana Contreras | December 15, 2021

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Johanna Hanink on Andreas Karkavitsas and His Novel, The Archaelogist

By Johanna Hanink | December 15, 2021

The Urgency of Rachel Carson’s Sea Trilogy in a Time of Climate Crisis

The Urgency of Rachel Carson’s Sea Trilogy in a Time of Climate Crisis

Sandra Steingraber on Carson’s Legacy and What We Are Losing

By Sandra Steingraber | December 14, 2021

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Michael A. Gonzales Remembers His Dear Friend and Mentor

By Michael A. Gonzales | December 14, 2021

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