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What We Can—and Must—Learn From the Burning of Pacific Palisades

What We Can—and Must—Learn From the Burning of Pacific Palisades

Jonathan Vigliotti on the Lead Up to and Aftermath of the Devastating Fires That Shocked Los Angeles

By Jonathan Vigliotti | May 13, 2026

Is It Even Real? On the Conflation of Money and Things

Is It Even Real? On the Conflation of Money and Things

J.W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev Consider How Money Reflects the Physical World

By J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev | May 13, 2026

William Kentridge: That Which I Have Drawn

William Kentridge: That Which I Have Drawn

“We are always a collage under construction—taking this fragment, editing out another, consciously or unconsciously.”

By William Kentridge | May 12, 2026

On the Particular Joys of Etymology and Polyglot Prose

On the Particular Joys of Etymology and Polyglot Prose

Geoffrey D. Morrison on Learning and Teaching Languages As a Fiction Writer

By Geoffrey D. Morrison | May 12, 2026

On the Death of Branwell Brontë and the Shadow of Grief It Cast Upon His Literary Family

On the Death of Branwell Brontë and the Shadow of Grief It Cast Upon His Literary Family

Deborah Lutz Considers the Impact of a Brother’s Absence

By Deborah Lutz | May 12, 2026

Lori Carlson-Hijuelos on Honoring Her Husband’s Literary Legacy

Lori Carlson-Hijuelos on Honoring Her Husband’s Literary Legacy

“It has been more than a writing exercise for me. It has been an unexpected pilgrimage to the heart of our union.”

By Lori Carlson-Hijuelos | May 12, 2026

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How Middle Management Made the Modern World

By Henry Snow | May 12, 2026

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Schiaparelli and Spark: On the Fashion of <em>The Girls of Slender Means</em>

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Lilian Pizzichini Looks for The Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Schiaparelli Exhibition

By Lilian Pizzichini | May 11, 2026

When a 15-Year-Old Martin Luther King Jr. Confronted Jim Crow on a Train

When a 15-Year-Old Martin Luther King Jr. Confronted Jim Crow on a Train

Lerone Martin on Segregation Aboard the Southern Railway

By Lerone Martin | May 11, 2026

Argentina Through the Eyes of Polish Writer Witold Gombrowicz

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Mercedes Halfon on the Experience of Exile, Loss and Finding One’s Literary Voice

By Mercedes Halfon | May 11, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Virginia Woolf’s <em>Mrs Dalloway</em> is Published.

This Week in Literary History: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway is Published.

The Origin of a Masterpiece

By Literary Hub | May 11, 2026

The Surprising Similarities Between the Kardashians and WWE

The Surprising Similarities Between the Kardashians and WWE

MJ Corey on the Emotional Athleticism and Performance Spectacle of Keeping Up With the Kardashians

By MJ Corey | May 11, 2026

Marianne Boruch has won the $100,000 Jackson Poetry Prize.

Marianne Boruch has won the $100,000 Jackson Poetry Prize.

By Literary Hub | May 8, 2026

What Our Ideas About Ugliness Reveal About Our Anxieties Surrounding Gender

What Our Ideas About Ugliness Reveal About Our Anxieties Surrounding Gender

Stephanie Fairyington Considers How the Stigmatization of Queerness Influences Beauty Standards

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