Atomic Fallacy: Why Nuclear Power Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

Atomic Fallacy: Why Nuclear Power Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

M.V. Ramana Debunks Some Common Arguments About Energy In an Era of Ecological Emergency

By M.V. Ramana | July 29, 2024

The <em>New York Times’</em> “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

The New York Times’ “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

Ainehi Edoro-Glines on the Inherent Racism of Reproducing the Euro-American View of Literature

By Ainehi Edoro-Glines | July 26, 2024

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lost and Found: Why I Almost Quit Journalism (and What Brought Me Back)

Lauren Markham: “Becoming lost within my profession helped me find my way back again.”

By Lauren Markham | July 26, 2024

What Mary Renault’s <em>The Last of the Wine</em> Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

What Mary Renault’s The Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

Justin Muchnick on His All-Time Favorite Novel of the Olympic Games

By Justin Muchnick | July 26, 2024

Why your local indie bookstore might not have <em>Hillbilly Elegy</em> in stock this week (or ever).

Why your local indie bookstore might not have Hillbilly Elegy in stock this week (or ever).

By Drew Broussard | July 25, 2024

Cool merch for classic novels.

Cool merch for classic novels.

By James Folta | July 24, 2024

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“Weapons of Health Destruction...” How Colonialism Created the Modern Native American Diet

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What the Epic of Gilgamesh Reveals About Sumerian Society

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On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

Kate Preziosi on Recent Books by Rachel Lyon, Scarlett Thomas, and Kimberly King Parsons

By Kate Preziosi | July 24, 2024

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

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In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 24, 2024

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder on Protecting Mauna Kea

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 24, 2024

What to read next based on your favorite reality show.

What to read next based on your favorite reality show.

By Brittany Allen | July 23, 2024

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

All Living Creatures: Do Animals Deserve Political Rights and Representation?

Brandon Keim Considers the Human Case for Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

By Brandon Keim | July 23, 2024

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

Seeing Green: Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Plants

Klaudia Khan on the Arrogance of Anthropocentrism and the Overlooked Wonders of the Natural World

By Klaudia Khan | July 23, 2024

Shalom Auslander on the First Story He Was Ever Told

Shalom Auslander on the First Story He Was Ever Told

“The first part of You Suck is known as The Old Testament.”

By Shalom Auslander | July 23, 2024

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