Abel Ferrara Starred in His First Feature, a Mob-Backed Porno

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The Acclaimed Director Looks Back on the Start of His Legendary Career

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A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

A Different Side of the Self: On Finding Freedom By Telling My Story in English

Atash Yaghmaian: “In English, I’m just someone—free, unclaimed, and therefore, for the first time, self-defined.”

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C.D. Rose has won the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize.

C.D. Rose has won the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize.

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Helen Garner has won the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Helen Garner has won the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

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A Brief History of American Socialism

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Michael Kazin on the Socialism’s Far-Reaching Influence on American Thought

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What Happened to My Political Novel When I Resisted Satire and Leaned Into Idealism

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How Brian Schaefer‘s Town & Country Went From Snarky to Sincere

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Why I Saw <em>The Bad News Bears</em> Ten Times in the Theater as a Nine-Year-Old Boy

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Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

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