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What Does It Mean to Write Escapist Literature?

Caroline Carlson on Children’s Books and Escape Artistry

By Caroline Carlson | July 16, 2024

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

Justin St. Germain Considers the Blurry Borders Between Memory, Memoir and Myth

By Justin St. Germain | July 15, 2024

How the Continual Movement of Wildlife Regulates the Natural World

How the Continual Movement of Wildlife Regulates the Natural World

James Bradley on the Integral Role of Migratory Patterns to Human and Environmental Wellbeing

By James Bradley | July 15, 2024

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

“Weaponized Autism.” Shame, Pride, and the Making and Undoing of the Alt-Right

Elle Reeve Explores the Possible Links Between Neurodivergence and Political Extremism

By Elle Reeve | July 15, 2024

What Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark” Can Teach Horror Writers

What Nickelodeon’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark” Can Teach Horror Writers

Jordan Kopy Remembers the Literary and Cinematic Techniques of a Cultural Phenomenon

By Jordan Kopy | July 15, 2024

Crooked Parallels: On Alice Munro, Andrea Skinner, and My Mother’s Failure to Protect Me

Crooked Parallels: On Alice Munro, Andrea Skinner, and My Mother’s Failure to Protect Me

For Jonny Diamond the Separation of the Art From the Artist Isn’t the Question

By Jonny Diamond | July 12, 2024

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Leveling the Legal Playing Field: Why Everyone Deserves Their Day in Court

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Abbe Smith on the Importance of Criminal Defense Attorneys to America’s Judicial Ecosystem

By Abbe Smith | July 12, 2024

Workshops for Gaza has raised over $10,000 for Palestinians in need.

Workshops for Gaza has raised over $10,000 for Palestinians in need.

By Dan Sheehan | July 11, 2024

Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive.

Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive.

By Brittany Allen | July 11, 2024

Rejoice! We're getting a new Zora Neale Hurston novel.

Rejoice! We're getting a new Zora Neale Hurston novel.

By Brittany Allen | July 11, 2024

Take a peek inside the new <em>Interior Chinatown</em> adaptation.

Take a peek inside the new Interior Chinatown adaptation.

By James Folta | July 11, 2024

How to pick the perfect book to read on a plane.

How to pick the perfect book to read on a plane.

By James Folta | July 11, 2024

Believing Sylvia Plath: How Our Culture Continues to Blame the Victims of Male Violence

Believing Sylvia Plath: How Our Culture Continues to Blame the Victims of Male Violence

Emily Van Duyne on the Ways Misogyny Masks Itself and Slithers On, Then and Now

By Emily Van Duyne | July 11, 2024

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