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Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

Anthony Pinn Explores How James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, and Others Embraced a New Black Humanism

By Anthony B. Pinn | May 24, 2024

Unapologetically Free: A Personal Declaration of Independence From the Formerly Enslaved

Unapologetically Free: A Personal Declaration of Independence From the Formerly Enslaved

Abolitionist and Writer John Swanson Jacobs on Reclaiming Liberty In a Land of Unfreedom

By John Swanson Jacobs | May 24, 2024

Libraries rule, cops drool: Today's the birthday of both NYC’s libraries and police.

Libraries rule, cops drool: Today's the birthday of both NYC’s libraries and police.

By James Folta | May 23, 2024

One great short story to read today: Joyce Carol Oates's

One great short story to read today: Joyce Carol Oates's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2024

Mircea Cărtărescu's <em>Solenoid</em> has won the 2024 Dublin Literary Award.

Mircea Cărtărescu's Solenoid has won the 2024 Dublin Literary Award.

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2024

Rolling the Dice: What Gambling Can Teach Us About Probability

Rolling the Dice: What Gambling Can Teach Us About Probability

Tom Chivers on the Historical Origins of the Science of Statistics

By Tom Chivers | May 23, 2024

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By Naomi Cahn, June Carbone and Nancy Levit | May 23, 2024

An Action Rom-Com? Yes, Hit Man is a Surefire Delight

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 23, 2024

One great short story to read today:
Kevin Barry's "Finistère"

By Drew Broussard | May 22, 2024

The Grub Street Diets of your favorite fictional characters.

The Grub Street Diets of your favorite fictional characters.

By Brittany Allen | May 22, 2024

See the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel.

See the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2024

What the NFT Phenomenon Tells Us About the Monetary and Creative Value of Art

What the NFT Phenomenon Tells Us About the Monetary and Creative Value of Art

Zachary Small Explores the Intersection of New Technologies, Financial Speculation and Artistic Creation

By Zachary Small | May 22, 2024

The Worst Town Names in America—And Other Useless Maps

The Worst Town Names in America—And Other Useless Maps

Featuring Five of Michael Howe’s Most Terrible Maps

By HarperCollins | May 22, 2024

Snapshots of Life: Storytelling and Outlaw Culture in Eastern Kentucky

Snapshots of Life: Storytelling and Outlaw Culture in Eastern Kentucky

Bobi Conn Explores Her Appalachian Family’s Long Tradition of Unreliable Narrators and Morally Gray Characters

By Bobi Conn | May 22, 2024

Ersin Han Ersin on Making the Invisible Visible

Ersin Han Ersin on Making the Invisible Visible

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | May 22, 2024

Jenny Erpenbeck's <em>Kairos</em> has won the 2024 International Booker Prize.

Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos has won the 2024 International Booker Prize.

By Drew Broussard | May 21, 2024

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