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The Cultural Encyclopedia of Mushrooms That We Need Right Now

The Cultural Encyclopedia of Mushrooms That We Need Right Now

From Lewis Carroll to John Cage, the Mycelium Are Everywhere

By Lawrence Millman and Amy Jean Porter | October 29, 2019

The Media Went Crazy When I Made $20,000 in a Week For Writing

The Media Went Crazy When I Made $20,000 in a Week For Writing

The Late Glenn O'Brien on Why People Think Artists Should Suffer

By Glenn O'Brien | October 25, 2019

On the Countercultural Influence of <em>Peanuts</em>

On the Countercultural Influence of Peanuts

David Ulin Considers Linus, Boy Philosopher

By David L. Ulin | October 22, 2019

On the Darkness, Strangeness, and Unbridled Joy of Children's Books

On the Darkness, Strangeness, and Unbridled Joy of Children's Books

Cara Hoffman Gets Real About Talking Mice

By Cara Hoffman | October 22, 2019

Gary Janetti on Patti LuPone

Gary Janetti on Patti LuPone

The Star at the Edge of Dreams

By Gary Janetti | October 19, 2019

Meme But Not Forgotten: RIP to the Glorious Animals of Our Digital Past

Meme But Not Forgotten: RIP to the Glorious Animals of Our Digital Past

From the Gabs the Dog to Cecil the Lion and More

By Kind Studio | October 18, 2019

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Josh Gondelman: Please Stop Trying to Make Dad Shoes Cool

By Josh Gondelman | September 17, 2019

On Being Mistaken for the Other Elizabeth Ames

By Elizabeth Ames | September 5, 2019

We Have Always Been Plagued by Literary Scammers

By Nick Ripatrazone | August 13, 2019

38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

38 Americanisms the British Can't Bloody Stand

To Some of Us, Grammar Feels Personal

By Gyles Brandreth | August 12, 2019

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

My Life as Poet Laureate (of a Law Firm)

Elizabeth Bales Frank on the Pleasures and Perils of Introducing Attorneys to Poetry

By Elizabeth Bales Frank | July 23, 2019

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

20 Ways to Be a Great Literary Citizen, According to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Advice on dealing with envy, gout, and rivals you'd like to put to death

By Adam Ehrlich Sachs | May 23, 2019

Ann Beattie: What to Eat When Your Book Tour Comes to an End

Ann Beattie: What to Eat When Your Book Tour Comes to an End

An Essential Guide, from Newt Soup to Armagnac

By Ann Beattie | May 22, 2019

How to Raise a Strapping, Manly Little Boy (Victorian Edition)

How to Raise a Strapping, Manly Little Boy (Victorian Edition)

"Expose the fetus to a good balance of manly influences while in utero."

By Therese Oneill | April 16, 2019

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

Simpler Times: Janet Malcolm at Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity

On the Conflation of Liberal Comedy and Political Organization

By Janet Malcolm | February 21, 2019

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

Elizabeth McCracken: Toward a Unified Theory of the Doughnut

In Which the Author of Bowlaway Wonders if One Can Eat a Hole

By Elizabeth McCracken | February 5, 2019

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