The Complicated Emotions of Reading a Poem at the White House

The Complicated Emotions of Reading a Poem at the White House

Joshua Bennett on Reading “Tamara’s Opus” in Front the Obamas

By Joshua Bennett | March 29, 2023

How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

How Smell—the Most Underrated Sense—Was Overpowered By Our Other Senses

Ashley Ward on the Oft-Ignored and Much-Maligned Olfactory Sense

By Ashley Ward | March 29, 2023

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

How Jason Booher’s Uses Color to Create Light

By Jason Booher | March 29, 2023

On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

On the Role of Children’s Books Within the Realm of Social Evolution

“A child who feels scolded or lectured to is less apt to pay attention.”

By Leonard S. Marcus | March 29, 2023

How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

How a War Over Eggs Marked the Early History of San Francisco

Lizzie Stark on the Other 1848 Rush for Riches in California

By Lizzie Stark | March 29, 2023

Chris Chalk will play James Baldwin in <em>Capote's Women</em>.

Chris Chalk will play James Baldwin in Capote's Women.

By Dan Sheehan | March 28, 2023

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Did Truman Capote plagiarize Breakfast at Tiffany's from Willa Cather?

By Janet Manley | March 28, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu has won the 2022 Republic of Consciousness prize.

By Janet Manley | March 28, 2023

A Novel is Like a Camp: What Fiction Can Teach Us About Surviving the Slow Apocalypse

By Jess Row | March 28, 2023

Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

Clancy Martin on the Contradictions of Living Through Suicidal Moments

Or: How To Talk About Wanting To Kill Yourself

By Clancy Martin | March 28, 2023

Finding Memories of a Distant Home Through Milo Toast

Finding Memories of a Distant Home Through Milo Toast

Rachel Heng on Relinquishing the Past and Her Mother's Take on a Singaporean Comfort Food

By Rachel Heng | March 28, 2023

Why Learning About Other Animals Makes Us Better Writers

Why Learning About Other Animals Makes Us Better Writers

Gina Chung on How Bats, Octopuses, and Other Animals Helped Her Better Understand Humanity

By Gina Chung | March 28, 2023

Edward Lee on NFTs and the Seductive Promise of Creators Taking Control of Their Work

Edward Lee on NFTs and the Seductive Promise of Creators Taking Control of Their Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Karl Schlogel Digs Up an Encyclopedic and Richly Detailed History of Everyday Life in the Soviet Union

Karl Schlogel Digs Up an Encyclopedic and Richly Detailed History of Everyday Life in the Soviet Union

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

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