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The Two Mughal Princes Who Stood in the Way of the British East India Company

The Two Mughal Princes Who Stood in the Way of the British East India Company

From William Dalrymple's Cundill Prize-Nominated The Anarchy

By William Dalrymple | October 21, 2019

Chill Your Wine in John Steinbeck's Silver Bucket

Chill Your Wine in John Steinbeck's Silver Bucket

And Other Memorabilia from the Man's Estate

By Rebecca Rego Barry | October 21, 2019

Do Printed-Out Emails Count As Letters? (Yes)

Do Printed-Out Emails Count As Letters? (Yes)

Dheepa Maturi on the Value of Epistolary Correspondence,
in What Ever Form

By Dheepa R. Maturi | October 21, 2019

The Life and Times of McDermott and McGough, True Artists of Downtown NYC

The Life and Times of McDermott and McGough, True Artists of Downtown NYC

From Modern Calvary in the Catskills to Small Penis Paintings

By Peter McGough | October 21, 2019

On the Sexist Reception of Willa Cather's World War I Novel

On the Sexist Reception of Willa Cather's World War I Novel

From Hemingway to Mencken, No One Thought a Woman Could Write About Combat

By Rebecca Onion | October 21, 2019

The Diplomatic Gambit That Opened Cuba Up to the World

The Diplomatic Gambit That Opened Cuba Up to the World

How Castro Unintentionally Galvanized a Generation of Cubans

By Victor Andres Triay | October 21, 2019

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From Burning Man to Industrial Rome, Gift-Giving as Ritualized, Collective Offering

By Lewis Hyde | October 21, 2019

Jessica Hagedorn on Writing Experimentally and Trusting the Imagination

By But That's Another Story | October 21, 2019

Gary Janetti on Patti LuPone

By Gary Janetti | October 19, 2019

Eliud Kipchoge is writing a memoir(!) and other notable book deals of the week.

Eliud Kipchoge is writing a memoir(!) and other notable book deals of the week.

By Emily Temple | October 18, 2019

Can Democrats Keep Up With Republican-Controlled State Majorities?

Can Democrats Keep Up With Republican-Controlled State Majorities?

Meaghan Winter on the Importance of State Versus Federal Politics

By Meaghan Winter | October 18, 2019

Murder in Paradise: The Tale of the Baroness and the Bohemians

Murder in Paradise: The Tale of the Baroness and the Bohemians

Mars van Grunsven Visits Galapagos, Then and Now

By Mars van Grunsven | October 18, 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

Orwell's Notes on <em>1984</em>: Mapping the Inspiration of a Modern Classic

Orwell's Notes on 1984: Mapping the Inspiration of a Modern Classic

objective truth."">"The nightmare feeling caused by the disappearance of
objective truth."

By D.J. Taylor | October 18, 2019

The Role of Librarians in a Historical Age of Obsession

The Role of Librarians in a Historical Age of Obsession

Mark Purcell on European Bibliomania and Libraries in the 18th and 19th Centuries

By Mark Purcell | October 18, 2019

Global Stories That Have Expanded the “Great American” Literary Canon

Global Stories That Have Expanded the “Great American” Literary Canon

A Short Survey of the Last 90 Years

By Sara Nović and Alison Kolesar | October 18, 2019

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