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For Andreas Malm, the Destruction of Gaza Runs Parallel to the Destruction of the Planet

For Andreas Malm, the Destruction of Gaza Runs Parallel to the Destruction of the Planet

“This is the end of the world that never ends.”

By Andreas Malm | February 6, 2025

We’re Already at Risk of Ceding Our Humanity to AI

We’re Already at Risk of Ceding Our Humanity to AI

Surekha Davies on Machines, Monsters and Why Humanity is Still Worth Fighting For

By Surekha Davies | February 6, 2025

Carving Our Canoes: On the Value of Building a Communal Life in an Atomized World

Carving Our Canoes: On the Value of Building a Communal Life in an Atomized World

Tyson Yunkaporta Considers the Possibilities and Limits of Indigenous Knowledge For Relieving Contemporary Malaise

By Tyson Yunkaporta | February 6, 2025

How a Norwegian Scientist Used Unconventional Means to Reach the North Pole

How a Norwegian Scientist Used Unconventional Means to Reach the North Pole

Neil Shubin on Fridtjof Nansen and the Scientific Legacy of 19th-Century Arctic Exploration

By Neil Shubin | February 6, 2025

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

By James Folta | February 5, 2025

The world of groundhog prognosticators is much weirder—and darker—than you thought.

The world of groundhog prognosticators is much weirder—and darker—than you thought.

By James Folta | February 5, 2025

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A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

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By Tess Chakkalakal | February 5, 2025

Can you read cursive? Then the National Archives wants YOU.

Can you read cursive? Then the National Archives wants YOU.

By Brittany Allen | February 4, 2025

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What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

“A just world starves fascism of the nutrients it needs to thrive.”

By Josh Cook | February 4, 2025

Actually, <em>Master and Commander</em> is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Actually, Master and Commander is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on the Queer Subtext of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin Series

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | February 4, 2025

Allegra Goodman on the (Almost) Life-Saving Power of Audiobooks

Allegra Goodman on the (Almost) Life-Saving Power of Audiobooks

“Books are merciful this way. They fill your mind with other people’s questions and dilemmas.”

By Allegra Goodman | February 4, 2025

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