On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

By Emily Temple | January 4, 2022

On the Many Miracles of Aretha Franklin

On the Many Miracles of Aretha Franklin

Zandria F. Robinson Searches for “Repair and Restoration”

By Zandria F. Robinson | January 4, 2022

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

The Usefulness of Anger in Justice Work

Hawa Allan on Transforming “Vulnerability into Power”

By Hawa Allan | January 4, 2022

Listen to the Opening Act of <em>Florence Fane in San Francisco</em>, a Civil War Period Romantic Dramady

Listen to the Opening Act of Florence Fane in San Francisco, a Civil War Period Romantic Dramady

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | January 4, 2022

Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization

Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 4, 2022

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J.R.R. Tolkien loved to pull pranks on his students.

By Walker Caplan | January 3, 2022

The Subversive Spider-Man: How Spidey Broke the Superhero Mold

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<em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</em> on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

We Have Ways of Making You Talk on Japan’s Role in the Second World War

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Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

Read J.D. Salinger’s first short story to feature Holden Caufield.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2021

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

Can you solve the very first published crossword puzzle?

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Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

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Tristan McConnell on the Long, Ongoing History of Turkana

Tristan McConnell on the Long, Ongoing History of Turkana

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | December 20, 2021

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s <em>Anabasis</em>

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s Anabasis

Shane Brennan Considers an Early Classic of Politico-Military Literature

By Shane Brennan | December 17, 2021

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

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