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Photographing the Radical Change of 1960s and 70s America

Photographing the Radical Change of 1960s and 70s America

How Jean-Pierre and Eliane Laffont Documented the Counterculture

By Jean-Pierre Laffont and Eliane Laffont | October 16, 2026

Trying to Move Past the Endless Stereotyping of the “Rural American”

Trying to Move Past the Endless Stereotyping of the “Rural American”

Amy Olberding on Subverting the Superficial View of Country Life

By Amy Olberding | October 16, 2026

On the Unlikely Beauty (and Hidden Danger) of a Bogland

On the Unlikely Beauty (and Hidden Danger) of a Bogland

Merritt R. Turetsky Tells Us Why We Must Preserve Bogs and Peatlands

By Merritt R. Turetsky | October 16, 2026

Anand Giridharadas on How the Reverend Al Sharpton Works to Shape Narratives of Justice

Anand Giridharadas on How the Reverend Al Sharpton Works to Shape Narratives of Justice

Looking Into “Sharpton’s horizontally integrated machinery of justice seeking could be powerful.”

By Anand Giridharadas | October 16, 2026

Five Essential Books to Understand the Venetian Ghetto and Jewish History

Five Essential Books to Understand the Venetian Ghetto and Jewish History

Cundill History Prize Finalist Alexander Lee Recommends John Julius Norwich, Margaret Plant, and More

By Alexander Lee | October 16, 2026

On Growing Up Cantonese American in Southern California

On Growing Up Cantonese American in Southern California

Melissa King Explores the Intersection of Cooking and Care From Her Immigrant Childhood

By Melissa King | October 16, 2026

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By E. L. Shen | October 16, 2026

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By Maris Kreizman | October 15, 2026

How a Novel is Born Among the Superyachts of Monaco

By Frank Huyler | October 15, 2026

Five Essential Books for Understanding North Korea’s Cult of Personality

Five Essential Books for Understanding North Korea’s Cult of Personality

Cundill History Prize Finalist Jonathan Cheng Recommends Barbara Demick, Richard E. Kim, and More

By Jonathan Cheng | October 15, 2026

Meet Biddy Mason, the Black Matriarch Who Helped Build Los Angeles

Meet Biddy Mason, the Black Matriarch Who Helped Build Los Angeles

Kevin Waite on the Multifaceted Life of the Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Made California Home

By Kevin Waite | October 15, 2026

After Nickel Mines: On Guns and Other Forms of Self-Protection

After Nickel Mines: On Guns and Other Forms of Self-Protection

Jaclyn Gilbert Reflects on the Long Shadow of an Act of Mass Violence

By Jaclyn Gilbert | October 15, 2026

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

“The embodied realm is eager for inquiry, if one is willing and interested.”

By Emily Hyland | October 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Author of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing with David Naimon Recommends Sabrina Orah Mark, Evelyn Araluen, and Mykaela Saunders

By Diana Arterian | October 15, 2026

Huzzah! Ross Douthat’s YA fantasy novel is moving from Substack to bookshelves!

Huzzah! Ross Douthat’s YA fantasy novel is moving from Substack to bookshelves!

By James Folta | October 14, 2026

Under threat of arrest Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK.

Under threat of arrest Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK.

By Brittany Allen | October 14, 2026

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