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Learning From <em>Almanac of the Dead</em>, a Hallmark of Indigenous Literature

Learning From Almanac of the Dead, a Hallmark of Indigenous Literature

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The Right to Potential: On the Dramatic History of Women’s Elite Running

The Right to Potential: On the Dramatic History of Women’s Elite Running

Danielle Friedman Considers the Groundbreaking Impact of Kathrine Switzer

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No Sympathy for Horrid Women: On the History of George V and the Demands of the Suffragettes

No Sympathy for Horrid Women: On the History of George V and the Demands of the Suffragettes

Jane Ridley Considers the King's Callous Treatment of Radicalized Activists

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What Did Gossip Culture Look Like Before the Internet?

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Julia Kelly Examines a Lost Tradition

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The full list of writers nominated for the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature includes just one woman.

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On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

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The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

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Hawa Allan on Transforming “Vulnerability into Power”

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Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

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The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

Ralph Macchio on the Humanity of Peter Parker

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Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

Did you know Samuel Beckett used to drive André the Giant to school?

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