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Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

“Will machine minds ever acquire anything like our ability to have thoughts of seriousness and depth?”

By Sarah Bakewell | April 5, 2023

Ralph White on His Wartime Efforts to Rescue Vietnamese Civilians

Ralph White on His Wartime Efforts to Rescue Vietnamese Civilians

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 5, 2023

When the Klan Ruled Indiana... And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

When the Klan Ruled Indiana... And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

The Klan Dens of the Heartland Were Powerful, Vicious, and Ambitious. Indiana Was Their Bastion.

By Timothy Egan | April 4, 2023

Daniel M. Lavery on the Reckless Optimism of Advice Columnists

Daniel M. Lavery on the Reckless Optimism of Advice Columnists

“The letter-writer is free to cheerfully ignore the advice columnist.”

By Daniel M. Lavery | April 4, 2023

Sally Bedell Smith on the 20th-Century Royal Marriage That Saved the British Monarchy

Sally Bedell Smith on the 20th-Century Royal Marriage That Saved the British Monarchy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 4, 2023

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

Isabella Hammad Reflects on How Art Can Still Effect Change

By Isabella Hammad | April 4, 2023

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On W.E.B. Du Bois and the Disgraceful Treatment of Gold Star Mothers

By Chad L. Williams | April 4, 2023

Writing History Showed Me a New Way to View Climate Change

By Christopher de Bellaigue | April 3, 2023

Boyce Upholt: What Do Our Monuments Say About Who We Are?

By Emergence Magazine | April 3, 2023

On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

On the Nested Worlds of Novelist Marina Warner

Lucy Scholes Revisits Booker Shortlisted The Lost Father

By Lucy Scholes | April 3, 2023

Who Was the Man Behind Oscar Wilde’s Downfall?

Who Was the Man Behind Oscar Wilde’s Downfall?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 3, 2023

Timothy Phillips on a 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

Timothy Phillips on a 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 3, 2023

Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 3, 2023

How Octavia Butler’s <em>Kindred</em> Became a Novel

How Octavia Butler’s Kindred Became a Novel

Michael Silverblatt Talks with Octavia Butler About Historical Research, Trauma, Touch, and More

By Michael Silverblatt | March 31, 2023

<em>The Lost King</em> is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The Lost King is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The New Film From Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan Gives Credit to the Woman Who Found Richard III’s Lost Grave

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

FX’s <em>Great Expectations</em> Doesn’t Measure Up

FX’s Great Expectations Doesn’t Measure Up

Steven Knight’s Miniseries Makes Interesting Points About Empire and Womanhood, but They Get Lost in a Sea of Gratuitous Darkness

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

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