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Edward Gorey, Frank O'Hara and Harvard's Gay Underground

Edward Gorey, Frank O'Hara and Harvard's Gay Underground

"Gorey and O’Hara were a subculture unto themselves."

By Mark Dery | December 17, 2018

The Showgirl Who Discovered <em>Lolita</em>

The Showgirl Who Discovered Lolita

How Nabokov's Masterpiece Found Its American Publisher

By Sarah Weinman | November 26, 2018

On the Limits of Biofiction: Bethany Layne Talks to David Lodge

On the Limits of Biofiction: Bethany Layne Talks to David Lodge

The Art of Fictionalizing a Life, from H.G. Wells to Henry James

By Bethany Layne and David Lodge | November 20, 2018

How Saul Bellow Reckoned with Money and Fame

How Saul Bellow Reckoned with Money and Fame

"Guys, I'm Rich. What Can I Get For You?"

By Zachary Leader | November 15, 2018

On the Tenacity and Bravery of a Great Journalist

On the Tenacity and Bravery of a Great Journalist

Marie Colvin, Reporting from East Timor

By Lindsey Hilsum | November 12, 2018

Co-Parenting with Lord Byron, As Weird As It Sounds

Co-Parenting with Lord Byron, As Weird As It Sounds

Miranda Seymour the Precociousness of the Poet's Daughter

By Miranda Seymour | November 12, 2018

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Hunter S. Thompson, James Salter, and a Drunken Trip to Kentucky

Hunter S. Thompson, James Salter, and a Drunken Trip to Kentucky

Early Adventures in Gonzo Journalism and Mint Juleps

By Timothy Denevi | October 30, 2018

The Painting That Took 22 Years to Finish

The Painting That Took 22 Years to Finish

On the Patience of Cy Twombly

By Joshua Rivkin | October 26, 2018

The Rise of Arthur Ashe: Tennis Star, Civil Rights Activist

The Rise of Arthur Ashe: Tennis Star, Civil Rights Activist

"I finally stopped trying to be part of white society."

By Raymond Arsenault | September 26, 2018

How the Great Lorraine Hansberry Tried To Make Sense of it All

How the Great Lorraine Hansberry Tried To Make Sense of it All

On an Important American Writer, About Whom We Know Far Too Little

By Imani Perry | September 18, 2018

Hell Week: On Inner City Football in the Wake of Ferguson

Hell Week: On Inner City Football in the Wake of Ferguson

“Today is when we find out who’s a football player.”

By Albert Samaha | September 17, 2018

When English and Computer Code Both Feel Like Foreign Languages

When English and Computer Code Both Feel Like Foreign Languages

"I am Ill at Ease in a Room of People Speaking Quickly and Fluidly"

By David Auerbach | August 31, 2018

Javier Marías on the Pain of Drifting Apart from Old Friends

Javier Marías on the Pain of Drifting Apart from Old Friends

"When and Why Did We Stop Seeing Each Other? I Simply Don't Know"

By Javier Marías | August 30, 2018

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