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The Secret History of "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board"

Emily Temple on Samuel Pepys and Parlor Games for Plague Times

By Emily Temple | October 6, 2020

The 1951 adaptation of <em>Native Son</em> (starring Richard Wright) is a darkly satiric noir.

The 1951 adaptation of Native Son (starring Richard Wright) is a darkly satiric noir.

By Aaron Robertson | October 5, 2020

Fatima Bhutto on the New Kings of Pop Culture: Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

Fatima Bhutto on the New Kings of Pop Culture: Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

This Week on Underreported with Nicholas Lemann From
Columbia Global Reports

By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann | October 5, 2020

<em>The Witches</em> looks just as zany as any late-1990s Disney Halloween movie.

The Witches looks just as zany as any late-1990s Disney Halloween movie.

By Aaron Robertson | October 2, 2020

"Any sort of drug distorts it." Truman Capote on writing under the influence.

By Dan Sheehan | September 30, 2020

An incomplete history of <em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</em>: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

An incomplete history of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

By Dan Sheehan | September 28, 2020

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Racism Run Deep

By Amaud Jamaul Johnson | September 22, 2020

Lit Hub Recommends: Nice White Parents, The Princess Bride LIVE, and Samantha Crain

By Literary Hub | September 18, 2020

Absolute snack Stanley Tucci is writing a memoir about his life as a foodie.

By Emily Temple | September 17, 2020

<em>The Wire</em> and Other Baltimore Shows Are Great TV, But There Are Reasons to be Wary

The Wire and Other Baltimore Shows Are Great TV, But There Are Reasons to be Wary

It Has Less to Do With Cops Than with the Visuals of Blackness

By Mary Rizzo | September 16, 2020

The Jane Austen/<em>Succession</em> crossover event of your dreams is happening.

The Jane Austen/Succession crossover event of your dreams is happening.

By Dan Sheehan | September 15, 2020

The Langston League has created an episode-by-episode syllabus for <em>Lovecraft Country.</em>

The Langston League has created an episode-by-episode syllabus for Lovecraft Country.

By Jonny Diamond | September 14, 2020

Ziad Antar on Hope Becoming a Fiction After the Beirut Explosion

Ziad Antar on Hope Becoming a Fiction After the Beirut Explosion

From the Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengraber

By The Quarantine Tapes | September 14, 2020

<em>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</em> gave us much to be proud of (including an author).

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gave us much to be proud of (including an author).

By Aaron Robertson | September 11, 2020

Attention nerds and Chalamet stans: the <em>Dune</em> trailer is here, and it's pretty epic.

Attention nerds and Chalamet stans: the Dune trailer is here, and it's pretty epic.

By Emily Temple | September 9, 2020

Would a TV show in which Shakespeare's characters all live in the same hotel be amazing or terrible?

Would a TV show in which Shakespeare's characters all live in the same hotel be amazing or terrible?

By Emily Temple | September 8, 2020

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