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The Many Fictional Afterlives of Ethel Rosenberg

The Many Fictional Afterlives of Ethel Rosenberg

Anne Sebba Reads the Rosenbergs of Plath, Doctorow, Kushner and More

By Anne Sebba | June 8, 2021

The Overwhelming Power of Beauty: Deconstructing Edith Hamilton’s <em>Mythology</em> for Modern Times

The Overwhelming Power of Beauty: Deconstructing Edith Hamilton’s Mythology for Modern Times

Kathryn Lofton on Greek and Roman Classics, Scholarship, and Religion

By Kathryn Lofton | June 8, 2021

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

On the Cultural Figure—and Lived Reality—of the Blind Writer

M. Leona Godin Considers Homer, Borges, and the Large Gap Between Metaphorical and Practical

By M. Leona Godin | June 7, 2021

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Once and For All: Is Drunkenness Actually Good for Art?

Edward Slingerland Considers the History of—and Science Behind—Alcohol as Muse

By Edward Slingerland | June 7, 2021

On the Storied Life of Miguel de Cervantes and His Greatest Creation, <em>Don Quixote</em>

On the Storied Life of Miguel de Cervantes and His Greatest Creation, Don Quixote

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 7, 2021

On the Strange Journey of Ṣägga Krǝstos and His Impact on the Renaissance World

On the Strange Journey of Ṣägga Krǝstos and His Impact on the Renaissance World

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | June 7, 2021

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Watch Allen Ginsberg perform the first song he ever wrote, on the roof of his apartment.

By Walker Caplan | June 3, 2021

Dispatches from the “Reconstruction” of Afghanistan, c. 2004

By Frank Light | June 3, 2021

Judy Batalion on the Emotional Legacy of the Holocaust

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Jill Lepore on Nazi Propaganda and the Fate of “Axis Sally”

Jill Lepore on Nazi Propaganda and the Fate of “Axis Sally”

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | June 3, 2021

Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

Watch a young Flannery O’Connor teaching her chicken to walk backwards.

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How a Single Cookbook Shaped What It Meant to Be an “American Woman”

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Jess McHugh on the Complicated Legacy of Betty Crocker

By Jess McHugh | June 2, 2021

Why Are We So Resistant to the Idea of a Modern Myth?

Why Are We So Resistant to the Idea of a Modern Myth?

Philip Ball: “Myths are promiscuous; they were postmodern before the concept existed.”

By Philip Ball | June 2, 2021

Encoding, Storing, Retrieving: How Memory Works

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Lauren Aguirre on Recovering Past Experiences and Forming Fake Ones

By Lauren Aguirre | June 2, 2021

King Mob Rule: On a First-Person Account of the Horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

King Mob Rule: On a First-Person Account of the Horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Mary E. Jones Parrish Remembers and Mourns the Destruction of Tulsa’s Black Community

By Mary E. Jones Parrish | June 1, 2021

What Makes a Great Speech?

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Simon Sebag Montefiore Considers the Qualities of Great Oratory Throughout History

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