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The Philosophy of Romantic Comedy

The Philosophy of Romantic Comedy

From His Girl Friday to Set it Up, Rom-Com is a Language We All Speak

By Eric Thurm | June 29, 2018

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

Where Do Whales Go When They Die?

Tens of Thousands of Pounds Don't Just Disappear Overnight...

By Nick Pyenson | June 29, 2018

My (Tiny) Mother, the Pilot: A Writer in Uncharted Territory

My (Tiny) Mother, the Pilot: A Writer in Uncharted Territory

On Fears of Flying and Writing

By Suzanne Rindell | June 29, 2018

'Some People Only Know Feminist Bookstores from <em>Portlandia</em>.'

'Some People Only Know Feminist Bookstores from Portlandia.'

Interview with a Bookstore: Mississippi's Violet Valley

By Interview with a Bookstore | June 29, 2018

Why James Baldwin Went to the South and What It Meant to Him

Why James Baldwin Went to the South and What It Meant to Him

"Everybody Else was Paying Their Dues, and it was Time I Went Home and Paid Mine"

By Ed Pavlić | June 29, 2018

How Time in the Woods Helped Me Reset My Life

How Time in the Woods Helped Me Reset My Life

"I Stood in the Middle of the Weeds, and I Didn’t Give a Fuck About Anything"

By Elle Nash | June 28, 2018

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Edmund White: Reading is a Passport to the World

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On Revisiting Books Favorite Books, From Proust to Shakespeare

By Edmund White | June 27, 2018

Why I Will Always Write About Appalachia

Why I Will Always Write About Appalachia

Chris Offutt on Doing Battle with 30 Years of Stereotypes

By Chris Offutt | June 27, 2018

How Much Does Fake News Actually Sway Voters?

How Much Does Fake News Actually Sway Voters?

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Behind the Scenes the Day Osama Bin Laden Was Killed

Behind the Scenes the Day Osama Bin Laden Was Killed

Ben Rhodes Watches History Unfold in the Situation Room

By Ben Rhodes | June 26, 2018

On the Sleepless Lives of Writers

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Insomnia: Source of Suffering or Creativity?

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Science Brings Us Closer to the Miraculous

Science Brings Us Closer to the Miraculous

On Medicine, Magic, and Writing a Book About Both

By Liese O'Halloran Schwarz | June 26, 2018

My Dinner with Denis Johnson

My Dinner with Denis Johnson

Rick Bass Cooks Dinner for His Neighbor and Talks About Writing

By Rick Bass | June 25, 2018

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