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On the immortality of David Lynch.

On the immortality of David Lynch.

Remembering the late director's weirdest worlds.

By Brittany Allen | January 17, 2025

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Lynch, Le Guin, and Your 2025 Book Trends!

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Lynch, Le Guin, and Your 2025 Book Trends!

Featuring Julie Phillips, McKayla Coyle, and Oliver Scialdone

By The Lit Hub Podcast | January 17, 2025

American College Football Couldn’t Exist Without Structural Coercion

American College Football Couldn’t Exist Without Structural Coercion

Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva on the Racial Capitalism at the Heart of the Big Game

By Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva | January 17, 2025

“We’re Not Living Right.” On the Failed Human Efforts to Conquer the Desert

“We’re Not Living Right.” On the Failed Human Efforts to Conquer the Desert

Kyle Paoletta Explores Language, Survival and Belonging in the American West

By Kyle Paoletta | January 17, 2025

Sweet Yet Versatile: In Praise of the Magnificent Melon

Sweet Yet Versatile: In Praise of the Magnificent Melon

Caroline Eden on the Long Journey of a Miraculous Fruit From Central Asia to Western Europe

By Caroline Eden | January 17, 2025

The Unsolved Tale of a British Slave Ship’s Uprising and Shipwreck

The Unsolved Tale of a British Slave Ship’s Uprising and Shipwreck

James H. Sweet on the Mysteries of the “Black Prince” and the Complex History of Anticolonial Mutinies

By James H. Sweet | January 17, 2025

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Remembering Renay: On Growing Up With an Unforgettable Mother

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A Childhood Under Siege: What It Means to Grow Up as a Black Boy in Suburban America

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Lee Hawkins: “Slowly, it began to register that being Black rarely meant freedom.”

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Which of Tom Hanks' beloved typewriters are you?

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On the Courage of Nan Goldin and the Truth About Germany’s “Never Again Is Now” Resolution

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The Danger of Lowering Your Heart’s Volume: On the Writing of Ross Gay and Amy Leach

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How the Islamic Golden Age Helped Create Modern Mathematics

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