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Ode to the Seine, River of Romance

Ode to the Seine, River of Romance

Elaine Sciolino on Art and Inspiration in the City of Lights

By Elaine Sciolino | October 31, 2019

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

The Day of the Dead: Day of Masquerade and Rebellion

"The mood is festive with a subtext of anarchy.

By Paul Theroux | October 31, 2019

In the 1960s, the US Decided My Tribe Was No Longer a Nation

In the 1960s, the US Decided My Tribe Was No Longer a Nation

Ada Deer on Her Mother's Fight for Menominee Sovereignty

By Ada Deer | October 30, 2019

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

Artists Should Not Doubt the Place of Creativity Amidst the Politics of Society

By Albert Camus | October 29, 2019

Ken Follett on the Restoration of Notre Dame After the French Revolution

Ken Follett on the Restoration of Notre Dame After the French Revolution

Architect Viollet‑le‑Duc Didn't Want to Imitate His Medieval Predecessors

By Ken Follett | October 29, 2019

How Mermaid Stories Illustrate Complex Truths About<br> Being Human

How Mermaid Stories Illustrate Complex Truths About
Being Human

The Tropes, Tricks, and Tools We Find in Tales of Merfolk

By Cristina Bacchilega | October 25, 2019

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On Discovering a Multimillion-Dollar Trove of Hitler's Looted Art in a Munich Apartment

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The “Hidden Armies” of Britain That Battled the Nazis

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On Reconfiguring the Modernist Flaneur and Writing in a<br> Post-Truth Age

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On Debbie D, One of Hip-Hop's Legendary Pioneers

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Kathy Iandoli Reflects on the Women Who Succeeded in a Male-Dominated Music Scene

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For So Many Cultures, the Key to Understanding Death is a Festival of Light

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Sasha Sagan on Finding Hope in the Night Sky

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How Napoleon's Italian Exile Set the Stage for His Return to Power

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On Elba, the Ousted General Was Compared to Robinson Crusoe

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The Yale Younger Poets Prize: A Microcosm of the American Poetry Landscape

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Carl Phillips on Who's Winning the Oldest Annual Literary Award in America

By Carl Phillips | October 23, 2019

Visiting Vojna: on the Horrors of the Communist Regime in Czechoslovakia

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The Post-Eastern Bloc Generation Confronts the Past

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Exploring the Forgotten Writerly Playground of the European Aristocracy

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