The Common Sense of Magic Realism and Why <em>The Mermaid of Black Conch</em> is a “Caribbean Novel”

The Common Sense of Magic Realism and Why The Mermaid of Black Conch is a “Caribbean Novel”

Monique Roffey in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | July 18, 2022

Work Matters: How Parents’ Jobs Shape Children’s Well-Being

Work Matters: How Parents’ Jobs Shape Children’s Well-Being

Maureen Perry-Jenkins in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | July 18, 2022

Do We Need a Science Party to Confront Existential Problems Like Global Warming?

Do We Need a Science Party to Confront Existential Problems Like Global Warming?

Salem H. Ali in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | July 18, 2022

"There's no invention in the void." Read a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien on the origins of Middle-earth.

By Emily Temple | July 15, 2022

From <em>Fleabag</em> to <em>Persuasion</em>, the Rise of the Mussy-Haired, Self-Hating Sarcasm Machine

From Fleabag to Persuasion, the Rise of the Mussy-Haired, Self-Hating Sarcasm Machine

Emmeline Clein on “Dissociation Feminism” and the Cold Embrace of Irony

By Emmeline Clein | July 15, 2022

Toward a Post-Capitalist Future: On the Growth of “Degrowth”

Toward a Post-Capitalist Future: On the Growth of “Degrowth”

Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan, and Andrea Vetter Consider the Emancipatory Potential of Going Smaller

By Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan, and Andrea Vetter | July 15, 2022

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How Rummaging Through Oliver Stone’s Home Office Allowed a Young Rafael Agustín to Imagine Being a Writer

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How Frank O’Hara Brought a Father and Daughter Closer Together

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Suhail Matar on Writing About Palestinians Meeting the World

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By The Common | July 15, 2022

Censorship By Omission: How Systemic Racism is Downplayed and Dismissed in the Classroom

Censorship By Omission: How Systemic Racism is Downplayed and Dismissed in the Classroom

Jared Del Rosso on What is and Isn't Taught in American Schools

By Jared Del Rosso | July 15, 2022

Why the Graphic Novel Is an Ideal Form to Capture the Timeless Philosophy of Stoicism

Why the Graphic Novel Is an Ideal Form to Capture the Timeless Philosophy of Stoicism

Donald Robertson in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | July 15, 2022

How Digital Surveillance In a Post-Roe America Isn't Substantively Different From Xi's China or Putin's Russia

How Digital Surveillance In a Post-Roe America Isn't Substantively Different From Xi's China or Putin's Russia

Albert Fox Cahn in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | July 15, 2022

Here are the winners of the 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.

Here are the winners of the 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.

By Emily Temple | July 14, 2022

Small Rebellions: Erika L. Sánchez on Writing the Characters She Wanted to Read

Small Rebellions: Erika L. Sánchez on Writing the Characters She Wanted to Read

”I rarely found portrayals of anyone like me—bookish and poor and surly and Brown—in the art that I enjoyed.”

By Erika L. Sánchez | July 14, 2022

Lost in Translation: When the United States Met Pablo Picasso

Lost in Translation: When the United States Met Pablo Picasso

Hugh Eakin on John Quinn, the Man Who First Introduced America to Modern Art and New Ideas

By Hugh Eakin | July 14, 2022

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