How Langston Hughes Has Influenced Generations of South African Writers

How Langston Hughes Has Influenced Generations of South African Writers

C.A. Davids on the Elusive Poet’s Connection to African Literature, Past and Present

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On the “Secret” Wedding of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

On the “Secret” Wedding of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier

Or, When the Prude, the Filmmaker, and the Lovers Roadtripped to Santa Barbara

By Stephen Galloway | March 31, 2022

Anton Chekhov’s Beloved Summer Home in Ukraine is Under Threat

Anton Chekhov’s Beloved Summer Home in Ukraine is Under Threat

Alison Anderson on an Important Cultural Landmark

By Alison Anderson | March 29, 2022

The Tumultuous Marriage of the American “Empress of Journalism” and Oscar Wilde’s Feckless Brother

The Tumultuous Marriage of the American “Empress of Journalism” and Oscar Wilde’s Feckless Brother

Betsy Prioleau on the Unblissful Union Between Miriam Leslie and Willie Wilde

By Betsy Prioleau | March 29, 2022

How To Live, Eat, and Drink Like Your Favorite Writers

How To Live, Eat, and Drink Like Your Favorite Writers

“I like my human experience served up with a little silence and restraint.”

By Literary Hub | March 28, 2022

The Logistical Challenges of a Supersize Acid Test: On the Merry Pranksters’ Trips Festival

The Logistical Challenges of a Supersize Acid Test: On the Merry Pranksters’ Trips Festival

John Markoff Details the Publicity Campaign for a Happening

By John Markoff | March 23, 2022

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Benjamin Ehrlich on Studying the Genius Santiago Ramón y Cajal

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On the Centenary of Jack Kerouac’s Birth, Rarely Seen Archival Material from His Publisher

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Lenin in Paris: When the City Was a Refuge for Russian Artists and Dissidents

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Helen Rappaport on Café Life in 1900s

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Choosing Our Literary Kin: Remembering Valerie Boyd

Choosing Our Literary Kin: Remembering Valerie Boyd

Sejal Shah on the Life and Times of a Beloved Writer and Editor 

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The Life of Darryl Hunt, Before His Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment

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Phoebe Zerwick on Family and Loss in Hunt’s Early Years

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When Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat Took the 1980s NYC Art Scene by Storm

When Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat Took the 1980s NYC Art Scene by Storm

Dieter Buchhart on Two Icons of the American Art World

By Dieter Buchhart | March 7, 2022

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