Read a 1922 review of James Joyce's <em>Ulysses</em>.

Read a 1922 review of James Joyce's Ulysses.

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I'm obsessed with these hand-stitched recreations of classic composition notebooks.

I'm obsessed with these hand-stitched recreations of classic composition notebooks.

By Emily Temple | June 16, 2023

<em>Asteroid City</em> is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

Asteroid City is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

A Lovely Meditation on Unknowable Phenomena of All Kinds: Love, Death, and Aliens

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2023

Zain Khalid has won the 2023 Young Lions Award.

Zain Khalid has won the 2023 Young Lions Award.

By Janet Manley | June 16, 2023

Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

Seven Swims: Omar El Akkad Chronicles a Life In Water

“The sense of drowning comes with a clarity of sorts: you get to know intimately, if only for a few seconds.”

By Omar El Akkad | June 16, 2023

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Helen Ellis on Writing About People You Know (in a Nice Way).

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Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

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An Interdisciplinary Friendship: Rajesh Parameswaran and Joeun Kim Aatchim in Conversation

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A Writer and a Painter Discuss the Distractions of Residencies and the Mortality of Memories

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Get a call or a critique from a high-powered agent AND do good in the world.

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How Writing About Climate Change Can Become a Form of Escapism

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Deborah Willis on the Existential Contradictions of Writing While Our Planet Is Imperiled

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Indulging in the Lightness of <em>American Born Chinese</em> is Like Escaping Into a World We Haven’t Built Yet

Indulging in the Lightness of American Born Chinese is Like Escaping Into a World We Haven’t Built Yet

Yao Xiao on the Disney+ Adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s Graphic Novel

By Yao Xiao | June 15, 2023

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

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Aisha Harris Reflects on Racial Representation in Popular Culture

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What 300 Hours of Interviewing Musicians Taught Chris Payne

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The Author of Reflects on the Oral History of Emo Music

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