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Maryse Condé on the Iconic African Dish That Conjures a Thousand Homes

Maryse Condé on the Iconic African Dish That Conjures a Thousand Homes

Friendship and Family Over Mafé

By Maryse Condé | January 23, 2020

What Neapolitans Understand About Death (Better Than Most)

What Neapolitans Understand About Death (Better Than Most)

Lucia Benavides on Confronting That Deepest of Human Fears

By Lucia Benavides | January 23, 2020

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously,<br> Chaos Ensued

When a Man Took a Joke in a Pepsi Ad Seriously,
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Matt Parker on the Time Someone Tried to Buy a
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Wole Soyinka on Yoruba Weddings, Nigerian Movies, and Making Traditions New

Wole Soyinka on Yoruba Weddings, Nigerian Movies, and Making Traditions New

The Danger of Naming Art Before It Has Been Made

By Wole Soyinka | January 23, 2020

We're finally getting a TV adaptation of <em>The House on Mango Street</em>.

We're finally getting a TV adaptation of The House on Mango Street.

By Aaron Robertson | January 22, 2020

The new publisher of <em>The Paris Review</em> is Mona Simpson.

The new publisher of The Paris Review is Mona Simpson.

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Here's what you need to know about the biggest literary controversy of the decade (so far).

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