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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

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

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.

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

On the Subversive Power of Gossip

Maria Tatar Considers the Deep Cultural Work of Chatter

By Maria Tatar | September 15, 2021

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

By Reading Women | September 15, 2021

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

By Walker Caplan | September 14, 2021

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

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

Charles Foster on Communion with the More-Than-Human and the Limits of Language

Charles Foster on Communion with the More-Than-Human and the Limits of Language

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 13, 2021

Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

Triumph and Tragedy: On Being a Mets Fan... and Being a Mankiewicz

Nick Davis on His Renowned Family and the Mysteries That Still Remain

By Nick Davis | September 13, 2021

City of Ash: Photographing New York City on the Morning of 9/11

City of Ash: Photographing New York City on the Morning of 9/11

Photographer Rachel Cobb on Documenting a Disaster While It Is Still Unfolding

By Rachel Cobb | September 11, 2021

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