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Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Tom Holland on the Lasting Influence of “The Lives of the Caesars”

By Tom Holland | May 1, 2025

Rešoketšwe Manenzhe on Trump’s South African Connection

Rešoketšwe Manenzhe on Trump’s South African Connection

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 1, 2025

Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

Zoe Roth Puts Charlotte Beradt’s “The Third Reich of Dreams” in the Context of Our Current Reality

By Zoe Roth | April 30, 2025

Elon Musk Just Doesn’t Understand the Sci-Fi Visions of Iain M. Banks

Elon Musk Just Doesn’t Understand the Sci-Fi Visions of Iain M. Banks

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By Tobias Carroll | April 30, 2025

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By The Cosmic Library | April 30, 2025

Murray Kempton, Around Forever: Resurrecting a Forgotten American Journalist

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By Andrew Holter | April 29, 2025

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Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

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