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The Treacherous Start to Mary and Percy Shelley's Marriage

The Treacherous Start to Mary and Percy Shelley's Marriage

Anxious, Impatient, and Seasick While Sailing Through a Storm

By Fiona Sampson | May 31, 2018

How New York City Ended Up With a Giant, Beautiful Park

How New York City Ended Up With a Giant, Beautiful Park

On the Citizen-Driven Origins of Central Park

By Elizabeth Barlow Rogers | May 23, 2018

The Water War That Polarized 1920s California

The Water War That Polarized 1920s California

When a "Scofflaw Carnival" Occupied the L.A. Aqueduct

By Gary Krist | May 17, 2018

On David Foster Wallace, Georg Cantor, and Infinity

On David Foster Wallace, Georg Cantor, and Infinity

The Difficulty of Writing About Abstract Mathematical Ideas

By Jim Holt | May 16, 2018

Colin Kaepernick: A True Dissident

Colin Kaepernick: A True Dissident

How He Exposed the Sports World’s Limited Scope, Curiosity, and Critical Thinking

By Howard Bryant | May 11, 2018

In Terms of Animal Welfare, Hunting is More Humane Than Farming

In Terms of Animal Welfare, Hunting is More Humane Than Farming

On the "Fair Chase" vs. the Factory Farm

By Philip Dray | May 4, 2018

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How the Coney Island Sideshow Saved Thousands of Babies

By Tessa Fontaine | May 3, 2018

How Gay Liberation Sparked the Nightclub Scene in London

By Peter Ackroyd | May 2, 2018

200 Years of Frankenstein On Stage and Onscreen

By Iris Veysey | April 27, 2018

The Strange Cinematic History of <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em>

The Strange Cinematic History of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

From The Nutty Professor to the Brand New Mrs. Hyde

By Craig Hubert | April 27, 2018

When War Destroyed My Grandmother's Grave

When War Destroyed My Grandmother's Grave

In Iraq, War Comes with Various Names

By Dunya Mikhail | April 19, 2018

When Kathy Acker Interviewed the Spice Girls

When Kathy Acker Interviewed the Spice Girls

"Money makes the world what it is today . . . a world infested with evil."

By Emily Temple | April 18, 2018

On James Baldwin's Radical Writing for <em>Playboy</em> Magazine

On James Baldwin's Radical Writing for Playboy Magazine

Masculine Fantasy and the Subversive Possibilities of Androgyny

By Joseph Vogel | April 17, 2018

Your Pocket Guide to 10 Literary Movements

Your Pocket Guide to 10 Literary Movements

Never Again Will You Have Nothing to Say at a Literary Dinner Party

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2018

How Big Sugar Got Rich Off American Cravings

How Big Sugar Got Rich Off American Cravings

James Walvin on the Unholy Trinity of Soft Drinks, Corn Syrup, and Capitalism

By James Walvin | April 5, 2018

When Marguerite Duras Got Kicked Out of the Communist Party

When Marguerite Duras Got Kicked Out of the Communist Party

Perhaps They Accuse Me of Being a Whore Because They Can Find No Other Insult

By Emily Temple | April 4, 2018

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