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Great Plagues Always Hit Workers the Hardest

Great Plagues Always Hit Workers the Hardest

Michael Robinson on Daniel Defoe's Fictional Account
of the London Plague

By Michael Robinson | May 20, 2020

Reading the Eccentric Italian Writer Who Tried to Cover Up His Fascism

Reading the Eccentric Italian Writer Who Tried to Cover Up His Fascism

Edmund White on Curzio Malaparte's Oblong Visions of the World

By Edmund White | May 20, 2020

The Life and Times of a Real Tiger Queen

The Life and Times of a Real Tiger Queen

On Mabel Stark, a Big Cat Trainer Ahead of Her Time

By Robert Hough | May 20, 2020

The Only Successful Coup in the US Began as a Campaign to Curb Black Voting Rights

The Only Successful Coup in the US Began as a Campaign to Curb Black Voting Rights

Lawrence Goldstone on the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898

By Lawrence Goldstone | May 20, 2020

One of Oscar Wilde's last stops in England before exile was a bookstore.

One of Oscar Wilde's last stops in England before exile was a bookstore.

By Aaron Robertson | May 19, 2020

On the horribly awkward night James Joyce met Marcel Proust. (I still crave literary parties.)

On the horribly awkward night James Joyce met Marcel Proust. (I still crave literary parties.)

By Jonny Diamond | May 19, 2020

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How E.M. Forster's Only Foray Into Sci-Fi Predicted Social Distancing

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On the City of Florence's Struggle to Get Back Dante's Body

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How Energy, Chaos, and a Flair for Entertainment Created Nightly News

How Energy, Chaos, and a Flair for Entertainment Created Nightly News

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By Lisa Napoli | May 18, 2020

Why Do Some Writers Burn Their Work?

Why Do Some Writers Burn Their Work?

Alex George on the Satisfying Spectacle of Torching It All

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Why <em>Sesame Street</em> Was a Revolutionary Force for Children's Television

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David Kamp on the Radical Creators of an Iconic Show

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On Didion, The Dead, and the Dawn of a California Arts Revolution

On Didion, The Dead, and the Dawn of a California Arts Revolution

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What to Make of Isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi Giant and Dirty Old Man?

What to Make of Isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi Giant and Dirty Old Man?

Despite Calling Himself a Feminist the Author of the Foundation Stories Was a Serial Harasser

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How Rogue Traders Make a Fortune on Volatile Markets

How Rogue Traders Make a Fortune on Volatile Markets

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