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On the Rise of Reluctant Heterosexuality

On the Rise of Reluctant Heterosexuality

Sophie Lewis Considers the Plight of Heterofatalism

By Sophie Lewis | June 16, 2026

Five 70s-era queer magazines to revisit this Pride Month.

Five 70s-era queer magazines to revisit this Pride Month.

By Brittany Allen | June 15, 2026

See David Hockney’s odd and lovely illustrations for his favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

See David Hockney’s odd and lovely illustrations for his favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

By Emily Temple | June 15, 2026

How the Rest of the World Sees America (Through the Eyes of Its Writers)

How the Rest of the World Sees America (Through the Eyes of Its Writers)

Madeleine Schwartz Recommends Bruna Dantas Lobato, Uwem Akpan, Maeve Brennan, and More

By Madeleine Schwartz | June 15, 2026

Undiscovered Country: The 100th Anniversary of Virgina Woolf’s “On Being Ill”

Undiscovered Country: The 100th Anniversary of Virgina Woolf’s “On Being Ill”

Darcey Steinke on Chronic Pain, Loneliness, and the Truth of Woolf’s Work

By Darcey Steinke | June 15, 2026

American Patriotism Has Always Privileged the Hopes of the Future Over the Sins of the Present

American Patriotism Has Always Privileged the Hopes of the Future Over the Sins of the Present

Dominic Erdozain on the Contradictions at the Heart of Thomas Jefferson’s United States

By Dominic Erdozain | June 15, 2026

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Did You Know That Squids Have Queer Sex at 7,000 Feet Below Sea Level?

Perrin Roosevelt Ireland on the Hidden Sex Lives of Cephalopods

By Perrin Roosevelt Ireland | June 15, 2026

Working in Advertising Helped Me Write My Memoir

Working in Advertising Helped Me Write My Memoir

Lu Chekowsky on Writing the Truth After a Career in Fiction

By Lu Chekowsky | June 15, 2026

Who Were the Mayflower Puritans? (And Did You Know They Came From a Town Called “Scrooby”?)

Who Were the Mayflower Puritans? (And Did You Know They Came From a Town Called “Scrooby”?)

David S. Reynolds on the Political and Religious Motivations For the Pilgrims’ Journey to America

By David S. Reynolds | June 12, 2026

A Bookstore Boom in a Time of Literacy Decline

A Bookstore Boom in a Time of Literacy Decline

Ellen O’Connell Whittet Explores the Apparent Contradiction

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | June 12, 2026

What Ancient Writers Understood About Bees

What Ancient Writers Understood About Bees

Jared Marcel Pollen Considers the Roll of the Honeybee in Classical Literature

By Jared Marcel Pollen | June 12, 2026

Reading Korean Poetry Through Music

Reading Korean Poetry Through Music

Poets and Translators Pair Eight Recent Korean Poetry Collections in Translation with Korean Music

By Yoo Heekyung and Stine An | June 12, 2026

Between Verdict and Voice, From Judge to Writer

Between Verdict and Voice, From Judge to Writer

Jacqueline St. Joan on Language and Life on the Bench

By Jacqueline St. Joan | June 12, 2026

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