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

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

“Eventually the storm is over. Like any passion or disaster, it must always pass.”

By Christiana Spens | June 4, 2024

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

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

Tabitha Stanmore on the Centuries-Old Tradition of Looking to the Stars For Answers

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

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

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How the Supreme Court Changes Laws Behind Closed Doors

How the Supreme Court Changes Laws Behind Closed Doors

Stephen Vladeck on the Urgent Need For Transparency in the Judiciary

By Stephen Vladeck | June 3, 2024

More media companies are making deals with OpenAI.

More media companies are making deals with OpenAI.

By Brittany Allen | May 31, 2024

One great short story to read today: Alice Munro's

One great short story to read today: Alice Munro's "The Bear Came Over the Mountain"

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2024

The names of 15,000 children killed in Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow.

The names of 15,000 children killed in Gaza will be read aloud in Berlin tomorrow.

By Dan Sheehan | May 31, 2024

Rebecca Solnit: The Loneliness of <br>Donald Trump

Rebecca Solnit: The Loneliness of
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On the Corrosive Privilege of the Most Mocked Man in the World

By Rebecca Solnit | May 31, 2024

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

Summertime, and the Streaming’s Easy

By Emily Temple | May 31, 2024

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

Richard J. King Tells Some Legendary Tales of Sailor-Meets-Ancient Oceanic Predator

By Richard J. King | May 31, 2024

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