It's Been 100 Years and the Robots <em>Still</em> Haven't Taken Over

It's Been 100 Years and the Robots Still Haven't Taken Over

From Karel Čapek to Isaac Asimov, a Brief History of Machine Anxiety

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Two Never Before Published Letters from Marcel Proust to His Neighbor

Two Never Before Published Letters from Marcel Proust to His Neighbor

Lydia Davis Translates a Couple Requests for Quiet

By Marcel Proust | August 25, 2017

17 Living Writers Currently Immortalized on Stamps

17 Living Writers Currently Immortalized on Stamps

Send Your Mail with Alice Munro and Toni Morrison

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When Love is Almost Too Much To Bear

When Love is Almost Too Much To Bear

Heather Harpham on the Moments That Define a Life

By Heather Harpham | August 25, 2017

Nat Turner's Divine Violence

Nat Turner's Divine Violence

Reimagining the Revolutionary Figure Through the Lens of Political Theology

By Gabe Stutman | August 24, 2017

Claire Messud: What I Learned From My Mother's Library

Claire Messud: What I Learned From My Mother's Library

The Author of The Burning Girl on the Women Writers She Grew Up With

By Claire Messud | August 24, 2017

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An Ode to the Sun by Karl Ove Knausgaard

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How Sigmund Freud Tried to Break and Remake His Fiancée

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"He Wanted Martha to Remember That She Was Nothing Very Special"

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Towards a Unifying Identity for the Left: Citizenship

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Mark Lilla Proposes a Way for Democrats to Move Forward

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Why We Should Pay Attention to Dinesh D’Souza’s Terrible Book About Fascism

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The Stories We'll Tell: Getting Ready for a Total Eclipse of the Sun

The Stories We'll Tell: Getting Ready for a Total Eclipse of the Sun

Valerie Geary on the Importance of Looking Skyward

By Valerie Geary | August 21, 2017

Who Should Play the Female Dorian Gray?

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Retracing Willa Cather's Steps in the South of France

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