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Tragic Architecture: A History of the World Trade Center and the Unluckiest Architect You’ve Never Heard Of

Tragic Architecture: A History of the World Trade Center and the Unluckiest Architect You’ve Never Heard Of

This Week from the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | September 17, 2021

Trisha Thomas on the Photograph That Catalyzed Questions of Race In Her New Book

Trisha Thomas on the Photograph That Catalyzed Questions of Race In Her New Book

In Conversation with GP Gottlieb on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | September 17, 2021

“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

“Poetry is telegrams of the human soul”: Watch a rare video interview with Richard Brautigan.

By Walker Caplan | September 16, 2021

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000... <br>But Was it Stolen?

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000...
But Was it Stolen?

Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Curious Case of a Great Poet’s Hair

By Jen DeGregorio | September 16, 2021

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Eric Pallant Investigates Our Desire for the Authentically Homemade

By Eric Pallant | September 16, 2021

Brilliance and Blind Luck: How Did Medieval Europe Invent the Concept of Quarantine?

Brilliance and Blind Luck: How Did Medieval Europe Invent the Concept of Quarantine?

Edward Glaeser and David Cutler on the History of Medieval Plagues and Its Connections to COVID-19

By Edward Glaeser and David Cutler | September 16, 2021

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Books of the Week

Read the short story that introduced Jeeves the butler to the world.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

The Library of Things We Forgot to Remember is a new kind of library.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

By Maria Tatar | September 15, 2021

When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

When Incarceration Comes Home: On Prison “Reforms” That Still Do Harm

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | September 15, 2021

Remember the Dante’s Inferno video game (and its deranged gonzo marketing)?

Remember the Dante’s Inferno video game (and its deranged gonzo marketing)?

By Walker Caplan | September 14, 2021

Is the Original <em>Pinocchio</em> Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

Is the Original Pinocchio Actually About Lying and Very Long Noses?

John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna on the Italian Author Behind the Beloved (Pre-Disney) Children’s Tale

By John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna | September 14, 2021

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in <em>Native Son</em>

How Richard Wright Grappled with Behaviorism, Racism, and Trauma in Native Son

George Makari on the Phobic World of Wright’s First Novel

By George Makari | September 14, 2021

Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

Why an Early Feminist Advocated for the Right to Divorce

Puerto Rican Activist Luisa Capetillo on the Trap of Being a Mother “Who Knows How to Do It All”

By Luisa Capetillo | September 14, 2021

Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.

Read the 1985 comic strip that inspired the Bechdel Test.

By Walker Caplan | September 13, 2021

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Alan Jacobs on Getting an Education in Possibility From the Ancients

By Alan Jacobs | September 13, 2021

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