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Masha Gessen's Hannah Arendt Prize has been canceled because of their essay on Gaza.

Masha Gessen's Hannah Arendt Prize has been canceled because of their essay on Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | December 13, 2023

Watch Brian Cox read

Watch Brian Cox read "If I Must Die" by murdered Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer.

By Dan Sheehan | December 13, 2023

Rebecca Solnit on Meghann Riepenhoff’s Cyanotype Prints Made in Freezing Landscapes

Rebecca Solnit on Meghann Riepenhoff’s Cyanotype Prints Made in Freezing Landscapes

“The processes of photography were liquid for most of the medium’s history...”

By Rebecca Solnit and Meghann Riepenhoff | December 13, 2023

Making Sense of Santa, as a Science Reporter and a Parent

Making Sense of Santa, as a Science Reporter and a Parent

Nell Greenfieldboyce on Reason, Science, and Metaphorical Delights

By Nell Greenfieldboyce | December 13, 2023

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

What’s Old is New Again (and Again): On the Cyclical Nature of Nostalgia

Tobias Becker Explores Popular Culture’s Continued Revival of the Past

By Tobias Becker | December 13, 2023

The Power of Passivity: On Choosing to Do Nothing

The Power of Passivity: On Choosing to Do Nothing

Maura Lammers Considers the Role of Inaction in Fiction and in Real Life

By Maura Lammers | December 13, 2023

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By Keen On | December 13, 2023

This weird NYC couple doesn’t want you to read Palestinian children’s books.

By Jonny Diamond | December 12, 2023

One Naomi, Two Naomis, Three: The Too-Real Experience of Reading Naomi Klein’s Doppelgänger

By Naomi J. Williams | December 12, 2023

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The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

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By Emily Temple | December 12, 2023

Hidden No More: Why Women’s Contributions to the Italian Renaissance Matter

Hidden No More: Why Women’s Contributions to the Italian Renaissance Matter

Meredith K. Ray on the Importance of Broadening Our View of the Past

By Meredith K. Ray | December 12, 2023

Gideon Lewis-Kraus: Everyone Needs to Read Nathan Thrall’s <em>A Day in the Life of Abed Salama</em>

Gideon Lewis-Kraus: Everyone Needs to Read Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

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By Gideon Lewis-Kraus | December 12, 2023

Boys Do Cry: How The Cure Helped Mainstream Male Emotion

Boys Do Cry: How The Cure Helped Mainstream Male Emotion

Simon Price on the Making and Legacy of One of the Band’s Most Beloved Songs

By Simon Price | December 12, 2023

Joe Sacco's acclaimed graphic novel about Gaza is being rushed back into print.

Joe Sacco's acclaimed graphic novel about Gaza is being rushed back into print.

By Dan Sheehan | December 11, 2023

Dozens of indie booksellers have signed an open letter in support of Palestine.

Dozens of indie booksellers have signed an open letter in support of Palestine.

By Jonny Diamond | December 11, 2023

Canterbury Tales Down the Centuries: How Each Era Has Reinvented Chaucer

Canterbury Tales Down the Centuries: How Each Era Has Reinvented Chaucer

Marion Turner on the Dramatically Different Ways We Have Read The Canterbury Tales

By Marion Turner | December 11, 2023

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