LeVar Burton says people who ban books are

LeVar Burton says people who ban books are "dirtbags."

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2022

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

Roald Dahl's writing routine involved a shed, a sleeping bag, and cigarettes.

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2022

Here's the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award in Poetry.

Here's the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award in Poetry.

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2022

How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on the Dangers of Social Contagion

By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | September 15, 2022

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

Bruce Handy Explores the Hoax Behind an Early Case of American Fearmongering

By Bruce Handy | September 15, 2022

Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

Woo-kyoung Ahn on the Link Between High Levels of Analytical Reasoning Skills and Biased Interpretations

By Woo-kyoung Ahn | September 15, 2022

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Read the Winners of American Short Fiction’s 2022 Insider Prize, Selected by Lauren Hough

By Literary Hub | September 15, 2022

Rachel Aviv: Why It’s Difficult to Trust Your Own Experiences of Mental Illness

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On Malcolm Lowry’s Yearslong, Fruitless Attempt to Adapt Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night for Film

By Michael Melgaard | September 15, 2022

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

Nathalia Holt on the Early Wise Gals

By Nathalia Holt | September 15, 2022

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

Kit Heyam on the Exploits and Influence of Moll Cutpurse

By Dr. Kit Heyam | September 15, 2022

Abundant Joy: 9 Black Diasporic Voices Imagine a Better World

Abundant Joy: 9 Black Diasporic Voices Imagine a Better World

Natasha Marin Asked a Hundred Black Diasporic Voices About Power, Love, and Safety

By Natasha Marin | September 15, 2022

How MC Hammer Helped a Classic in Asian American Cinema Get Made

How MC Hammer Helped a Classic in Asian American Cinema Get Made

Elaine Hsieh Chou Talks Whitewashing in Hollywood and Better Luck Tomorrow on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | September 15, 2022

The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 15, 2022

How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Simultaneously Complacent and Paranoid

How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Simultaneously Complacent and Paranoid

Sarah Kendzior in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

How Complicit Is Big Law in the Crimes and Misdemeanors of American Capitalism?

How Complicit Is Big Law in the Crimes and Misdemeanors of American Capitalism?

David Enrich in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

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