How Robert Crumb Channeled Mid-Century Teenage Angst Into Art

How Robert Crumb Channeled Mid-Century Teenage Angst Into Art

Dan Nadel on the Formative Awkward Adolescence of an Iconic American Cartoonist

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The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

The Timeless, Timely Folk Novel: On Writing Fiction Influenced by Folk Songs

Seán Hewitt Explores Folk's Constant, Changing Repository of Stories

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The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

The Trump administration is coming for American history. Here's what we can do to fight back.

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Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

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On publishing Charlotte Brontë's miniature book of poems for the first time.

On publishing Charlotte Brontë's miniature book of poems for the first time.

By R.B. Russell | April 14, 2025

An Incomplete Biography of Jane Hirshfield in Six Jobs (with Poems)

An Incomplete Biography of Jane Hirshfield in Six Jobs (with Poems)

Heather Swan on the Many Roles of a Poet, and Friend

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How <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

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Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs on Their Shared Love For the TV Cult Favorite

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The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

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Moeen Farrokhi Considers the Spaces Between Language and Experience

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Abolitionists and Confederates: On the Complex History of American Jews During the Civil War

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