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Learning to Live With <em>Invidia</em>: What Petrarch Has To Teach Us About Envy

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What Knitting Has Taught Me About Writing

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Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

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How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of <em>Song of the South</em>

How an Animators’ Strike Led to the Making of Song of the South

Vicky Osterweil on the Intersection of Labor Conflict, Nationalism and White Supremacy Within Disney Studios

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Seven novels to read if you’re obsessed with Elif Batuman.

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Allen Bratton Considers the Timelessness of the Artist's Struggle For Relevance and Survival

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Ten fictional professors ranked by plausibility.

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One great poem to read today: Mark Doty’s “Visitation”

One great poem to read today: Mark Doty’s “Visitation”

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