“At the Coal Seam of Motherhood.” On Writing About My Kids

“At the Coal Seam of Motherhood.” On Writing About My Kids

Janet Manley Considers Mommy Bloggers, Domestic Novels, and Children as Muses

By Janet Manley | June 5, 2024

Can We Reschedule? In Praise of Carl Sagan, Iconic Pothead

Can We Reschedule? In Praise of Carl Sagan, Iconic Pothead

Gabrielle Bellot on the Many Benefits of Marijuana (and a Man Who Was Ahead of His Time)

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 5, 2024

“It’s Not Just About the Job.” Between Humanity and Productivity in the Workplace

“It’s Not Just About the Job.” Between Humanity and Productivity in the Workplace

Mark Larson Explores the Impact and Consequences of the Depersonalization of Labor in 21st-Century America

By Mark Larson | June 5, 2024

Confronting the Abject: What Gaza Can Teach Us About the Struggles That Shape Our World

Confronting the Abject: What Gaza Can Teach Us About the Struggles That Shape Our World

Tareq Baconi on Overcoming Shared Helplessness and Working Towards Liberation in Palestine and Beyond

By Tareq Baconi | June 5, 2024

How the Labor of Enslaved Black Men Built the White House

How the Labor of Enslaved Black Men Built the White House

Corey Mead on the Construction of America's New Capital City

By Corey Mead | June 5, 2024

Marko Milovanovic and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee on Time

Marko Milovanovic and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee on Time

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | June 5, 2024

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Bookmarks: the definitive ranking.

By James Folta | June 4, 2024

Chasing Storms: Christiana Spens on The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens

By Christiana Spens | June 4, 2024

How Astrology Helped Kings and Commoners Alike Make Sense of the World

By Tabitha Stanmore | June 4, 2024

Mourning in a Time of Global Grief

Mourning in a Time of Global Grief

Amy Kurzweil on the Bridge from Caring About to Caring For

By Amy Kurzweil | June 4, 2024

How Geraldine Stutz Personified the Mid-Century Professional Woman

How Geraldine Stutz Personified the Mid-Century Professional Woman

Julie Satow on the Early Career of a Future Icon of Fashion and Business

By Julie Satow | June 4, 2024

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

“Is It All Over My Face?” The Story Behind Arthur Russell’s “Amazingly Explicit” Dancefloor Classic

Lucy Sante, Tom Lee, and More Remember the Song’s Genesis

By Richard King | June 4, 2024

Metamorphose yourself into a movie-goer: A Kafka-in-love film is coming.

Metamorphose yourself into a movie-goer: A Kafka-in-love film is coming.

By James Folta | June 3, 2024

Book recommendations for every kind of summer person.

Book recommendations for every kind of summer person.

By James Folta | June 3, 2024

America’s Campus Witch Hunts Are Only the Second Worst Thing Happening to Professors Right Now 

America’s Campus Witch Hunts Are Only the Second Worst Thing Happening to Professors Right Now 

Steven W. Thrasher on the Importance of Global Academic Solidarity

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 3, 2024

The (un)Lonely Reader: On the Pleasure of Finding Community in a Book

The (un)Lonely Reader: On the Pleasure of Finding Community in a Book

Emily Hodgson Anderson Considers the Connective Power of Reading

By Emily Hodgson Anderson | June 3, 2024

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