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UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

UFO, or Unidentified Female Observer: Kirsten Bakis on the Undersung Life of Anna Fort

The Author of "King Nyx" on the Paranormalist Charles Fort, Theodore Dreiser, and Dismissing Women's Intellects

By Kirsten Bakis | February 21, 2024

What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Meant For American Music

What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Win Meant For American Music

Dr. Todd Boyd on Hip Hop’s Long Journey to American Cultural Dominance

By Dr. Todd Boyd | February 21, 2024

“What If We Weren’t Afraid to Tell the Hard Truths?” Chris Chalk on Playing James Baldwin

“What If We Weren’t Afraid to Tell the Hard Truths?” Chris Chalk on Playing James Baldwin

“Being Baldwin requires you to be free. It’s mandatory.”

By Dan Sheehan | February 21, 2024

Why Brené Brown’s Gospel of Vulnerability Fails the World’s Most Vulnerable

Why Brené Brown’s Gospel of Vulnerability Fails the World’s Most Vulnerable

Rafia Zakaria on the CEO Whisperer’s Recent Failure in Addressing the Genocide in Gaza

By Rafia Zakaria | February 21, 2024

In Search of the Elusive, Eternal Otter

In Search of the Elusive, Eternal Otter

Miriam Darlington Listens for the Telltale “Yickers”

By Miriam Darlington | February 21, 2024

Writing Into Negative Space: Shining A Spotlight on History’s Sidelined Women

Writing Into Negative Space: Shining A Spotlight on History’s Sidelined Women

Kirsten Bakis Explores the Lives of Writer and Paranormalist Cult Figure Charles Fort and His Wife, Anna

By Kirsten Bakis | February 21, 2024

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“Do Palestinian Lives Have the Same Value to Us?” Ramsey Nasr on Gaza, Migrant Drownings, and the Right to Dignity

“Do Palestinian Lives Have the Same Value to Us?” Ramsey Nasr on Gaza, Migrant Drownings, and the Right to Dignity

“Children in Gaza write their names on their bodies so that when they get killed they can be identified.”

By Ramsey Nasr | February 20, 2024

How <em>The Prophet</em> Made Kahlil Gibran a Household Name in America

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The Late Joan Acocella on the Complex and Contradictory Life of a New Age Icon

By Joan Acocella | February 20, 2024

Amanda Churchill on Embracing Her Japanese Heritage Through Food

Amanda Churchill on Embracing Her Japanese Heritage Through Food

“I wondered why it was Japanese food that I couldn’t get out of my mind.”

By Amanda Churchill | February 20, 2024

Finding a Writing Life of <br>One’s Own

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“I was not writing as an act of defiance or service or claim to myself. I was writing because I wanted to.”

By Seema Reza | February 20, 2024

“Malcolm Still Speaks.” Ibram X. Kendi on George Breitman and the Enduring Legacy of Malcolm X

“Malcolm Still Speaks.” Ibram X. Kendi on George Breitman and the Enduring Legacy of Malcolm X

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By Ibram X. Kendi | February 20, 2024

Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

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