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Dana Stevens on Writing a “Zigzagging Biography” of Buster Keaton

Dana Stevens on Writing a “Zigzagging Biography” of Buster Keaton

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | March 1, 2022

Alan Judd on One of the Most Fascinating Mysteries of the Elizabethan Age

Alan Judd on One of the Most Fascinating Mysteries of the Elizabethan Age

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 28, 2022

Daniel Oppenheimer on Why We Should Read Dave Hickey

Daniel Oppenheimer on Why We Should Read Dave Hickey

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | February 28, 2022

9 Must-See Liz Taylor Films to Watch on (What Would Have Been) Her 90th Birthday

9 Must-See Liz Taylor Films to Watch on (What Would Have Been) Her 90th Birthday

Brenda Janowitz on the Hollywood Legend’s Most Iconic Roles

By Brenda Janowitz | February 25, 2022

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

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Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

By History of Literature | February 22, 2022

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

By Big Table | February 22, 2022

How Buster Keaton Became a Cinematic Superstar

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

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

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

On the Revelatory Scandals of Elizabeth Chudleigh, aka the Duchess Countess

By Catherine Ostler | February 17, 2022

Jack Kerouac fetishized the white working class almost as much as a <em>NY Times</em> reporter.

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

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

The Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Recounts the Last Days of His Son’s Life

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

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