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Hal Hershfield on How to Escape the Tyranny of the Present

Hal Hershfield on How to Escape the Tyranny of the Present

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 15, 2023

Labyrinths.">"I am the fire." Read a 1962 review of Jorge Luis Borges' Labyrinths.

By Dan Sheehan | June 14, 2023

Barbara Kingsolver is the first two-time winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Barbara Kingsolver is the first two-time winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction.

By Emily Temple | June 14, 2023

Snapshots of the End of Travel: On Trying to Enter a Personal No-Fly Zone

Snapshots of the End of Travel: On Trying to Enter a Personal No-Fly Zone

Amy Benson Wrestles With the Devastating Consequences of Air Travel

By Amy Benson | June 14, 2023

How Colorado Became Ground Zero For Hemp Production

How Colorado Became Ground Zero For Hemp Production

Finn Murphy on the Growth of a New Cash Crop in the Mountain West

By Finn Murphy | June 14, 2023

Revisiting the Mental Health Fallout from the Unprecedented Horror of the First World War

Revisiting the Mental Health Fallout from the Unprecedented Horror of the First World War

Charles Glass on the Epidemic of Shell Shock

By Charles Glass | June 14, 2023

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By Greg Marshall | June 14, 2023

Peter Gleick on the Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and Hopeful Future of Water

By Keen On | June 14, 2023

Santi Elijah Holley on the Shakurs: From the Black Panthers to Tupac

Santi Elijah Holley on the Shakurs: From the Black Panthers to Tupac

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 14, 2023

Cormac McCarthy has died at age 89.

Cormac McCarthy has died at age 89.

By Jonny Diamond | June 13, 2023

The internet thinks Elizabeth Gilbert's decision to pause her book was not a good one.

The internet thinks Elizabeth Gilbert's decision to pause her book was not a good one.

By Janet Manley | June 13, 2023

If prison officials really want to encourage creative expression behind bars, here's how to start.

If prison officials really want to encourage creative expression behind bars, here's how to start.

By Moira Marquis | June 13, 2023

Why <em>Harry Potter</em>’s Hedwig Would Make a Terrible Pet

Why Harry Potter’s Hedwig Would Make a Terrible Pet

Jennifer Ackerman on the Complex Care and Keeping of Real Owls

By Jennifer Ackerman | June 13, 2023

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

“As we work to fashion a fully rendered version of ourselves, however, we are also arguably creating that self.”

By Sarah Viren | June 13, 2023

An Excellent View of Oblivion: On Italy’s Vanishing Towns

An Excellent View of Oblivion: On Italy’s Vanishing Towns

Dominic Smith Considers Desertion, Both Physical and Emotional

By Dominic Smith | June 13, 2023

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