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The US Tour That Made Gertrude Stein a Household Name

The US Tour That Made Gertrude Stein a Household Name

She Was Always Ready for the Paparazzi

By Roy Morris, Jr. | September 16, 2019

On the Iconic Iraqi Writer Who Modernized Poetic Forms

On the Iconic Iraqi Writer Who Modernized Poetic Forms

Fadhil al-Azzawi, a Countercultural Literary Force

By Farouk Yousif | September 12, 2019

Laura van den Berg on Divining the Unseeable, and Her Family's History with the Paranormal

Laura van den Berg on Divining the Unseeable, and Her Family's History with the Paranormal

From Tarot Readings on Book Tour, to a Medium for Pets

By Laura van den Berg | September 11, 2019

Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

Dina Nayeri on Returning to the Hotel-Turned-Refugee-Camp of Her Childhood

"To this day, the name Hotel Barba fills me with dread and nostalgia."

By Dina Nayeri | September 11, 2019

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

On Fritz Zwicky's Attempts to Assimilate in America

By John Johnson, Jr. | September 11, 2019

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell

Goodbye, Catalonia

By Duncan White | September 10, 2019

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