The 20th-Century Technological Debate That Foretold Our 21st-Century Fears

The 20th-Century Technological Debate That Foretold Our 21st-Century Fears

Andrew Smith on the Competing Predictions of Edsger Dijkstra and Douglas Engelbart

By Andrew Smith | August 22, 2024

A Kind of Arctic Madness: On Christiane Ritter’s Essential Memoir of the Far North

A Kind of Arctic Madness: On Christiane Ritter’s Essential Memoir of the Far North

Colin Dickey Goes All the Way to Svalbard to Read “A Woman in the Polar Night”

By Colin Dickey | August 22, 2024

If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole?

If You Skip a Friend’s Book Launch Are You the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 22, 2024

What Greenland’s Melting Ice Tells Us About the History and Future of Global Warming

What Greenland’s Melting Ice Tells Us About the History and Future of Global Warming

Paul Bierman on the Need to Understand Earth's Ancient Past to Combat Today’s Environmental Threats

By Paul Bierman | August 22, 2024

Feast your eyes on these beautiful bygone magazine covers.

Feast your eyes on these beautiful bygone magazine covers.

By Brittany Allen | August 21, 2024

The pros and cons of dating a writer.

The pros and cons of dating a writer.

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Bigoted Bookselling: When the Nazis Opened a Propaganda Bookstore in Los Angeles

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Rosie Schaap on Losing Her Husband: “He Wanted to Go on Reading Because He Wanted to Go on Living.”

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A new literary start-up wants reading to be sexier.

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Fragile Yet Eternal: How Audre Lorde Continues to Inspire

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs on the Life and Legacy of the Iconic Black Feminist Poet and Activist

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Aliens, or Angels? On the Similarities Between UFO Encounters and Religious Experiences

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Luis Elizondo Digs into Biblical Stories, Government Secrecy, and the Difficulties of Studying UAP

By Luis Elizondo | August 20, 2024

What the Deliberate Targeting of Libraries Reveals About the Nature of War

What the Deliberate Targeting of Libraries Reveals About the Nature of War

Priscilla Morris on the Burning Books and Besieged City That Inspired Her Novel

By Priscilla Morris | August 20, 2024

Putting the “Fun

Putting the “Fun" in “Funeral.” Or, Why Death Shouldn’t Always Be So Sad

Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes Explore Festive Mourning Practices Across Eras and Cultures

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Can the literary festival survive without corporate sponsorship?

Can the literary festival survive without corporate sponsorship?

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