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Korean Revolutionary Kim San on Moral Courage in the Face of Imperialist Violence

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Here’s the shortlist for the 2024 Cundill History Prize.

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On the weird literary origins of <em>Beetlejuice</em> (Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice...).

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How Arabic Translations of Ancient Greek Texts Started a New Scientific Revolution

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NaNoWriMo defends writing with AI and pisses off the whole internet.

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The <em>Nightbitch</em> trailer is here, and it's even more deranged than you expected.

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The seven kinds of friendships you find in literature: a taxonomy.

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