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Ghostly Survivals: Michael Kimmelman and Lucy Sante on a Shapeshifting City

Ghostly Survivals: Michael Kimmelman and Lucy Sante on a Shapeshifting City

“Nothing is permanent, especially in a city like New York.”

By Michael Kimmelman | November 29, 2022

When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius

When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius

Bob Blaisdell in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 29, 2022

Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

Read a New Translation of “The Caucasus” by Ukrainian Poet-Hero Taras Shevchenko

“The bones / Of many soldiers languish there. / And what of blood, and what of tears?”

By Literary Hub | November 29, 2022

Deep in the Literary Journal Archives: Poetry That Takes Risks and Takes Up Space

Deep in the Literary Journal Archives: Poetry That Takes Risks and Takes Up Space

Nick Ripatrazone Looks Back at The American Poetry Review, Pleiades, and The Hudson Review

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 29, 2022

Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?

Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?

Bruce Davis in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 29, 2022

Paul Lafargue on the Spectacle of Victor Hugo’s Funeral

Paul Lafargue on the Spectacle of Victor Hugo’s Funeral

“The most magnificent funeral of the century.”

By Paul Lafargue | November 28, 2022

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On Preserving the Lenape Language (and Trying to Get Face Time with an NYC Mayor)

By Margie Cook | November 28, 2022

How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With “Terrorist” Violence and Real-Time News

By Keen On | November 28, 2022

How the Slavery-Like Conditions of Convict Leasing Flourished After the Collapse of Reconstruction

By Jefferson Cowie | November 23, 2022

How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America

How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America

And Won the Support of Nasser’s Egypt

By Shahan Mufti | November 23, 2022

How Thomas Jefferson’s Writing Established the Stories of Colonial America

How Thomas Jefferson’s Writing Established the Stories of Colonial America

Fred Kaplan Examines the Historical Record

By Fred Kaplan | November 23, 2022

How LEGO Marked and Marketed the Fall of the Berlin Wall

How LEGO Marked and Marketed the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Jens Andersen on a Toy Company’s Role in Commemorating History

By Jens Andersen | November 22, 2022

The Ugly Truth About French Colonization of Central Africa

The Ugly Truth About French Colonization of Central Africa

J.P. Daughton in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 22, 2022

“A Preservative of a Sense of Jewish Identity.” How the Six-Day War Transformed American Jews’ Relationship to Israel

“A Preservative of a Sense of Jewish Identity.” How the Six-Day War Transformed American Jews’ Relationship to Israel

Eric Alterman on the Rise of Zionism and a Revitalization of Judaism

By Eric Alterman | November 22, 2022

Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

Just Passing Through: On Milton Gendel’s Seven-Decade Roman Holiday

Cullen Murphy Shares the Writer’s Interactions with Josephine Baker, Gore Vidal, Princess Margaret and More

By Cullen Murphy | November 21, 2022

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century

How Scientists’ Misguided Utopian Theories of Biological Selection Defined the 20th Century

Adam Rutherford on the Dark History and Troubling Legacy of Eugenics

By Adam Rutherford | November 21, 2022

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