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In Praise of Melville’s Whale Chapters

In Praise of Melville’s Whale Chapters

Happy Pub Birthday, Moby-Dick, You are the Best

By Joel Cuthbertson | October 16, 2015

War of the Whales: A True Story

War of the Whales: A True Story

Joshua Horwitz

By Joshua Horwitz | October 16, 2015

Coloring the Great Black & White Whale

Coloring the Great Black & White Whale

An Adult Coloring Book Takes to the Seas

By Literary Hub | October 16, 2015

18 Writers Who Actually Almost Finished Reading Moby Dick

18 Writers Who Actually Almost Finished Reading Moby Dick

A Perfectly Sensible Whale-Themed Listicle

By Queen Mob | October 16, 2015

A Few Inadequate Words about Carol Janeway

A Few Inadequate Words about Carol Janeway

Leon Wieseltier Remembers a Literary Great

By Leon Wieseltier | October 15, 2015

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

The First Democratic Party Debate: A Spinglish-English Translation

“I didn’t take a position until I took a position” and other gems

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | October 15, 2015

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The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

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Is Topeka the Most Poetic City in America?

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The Story of a Murder

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How to Make Readings Not Boring

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