On this day in literary history, Anthony Trollope died of the giggles. (For real.)

On this day in literary history, Anthony Trollope died of the giggles. (For real.)

By Emily Temple | December 6, 2022

In <em>The Super 8 Years</em>, Annie Ernaux Drifts Between Domesticity and Creativity

In The Super 8 Years, Annie Ernaux Drifts Between Domesticity and Creativity

Julia Sirmons on Maternal Performance and the Growth of an Artist, Captured in Family Home Movies

By Julia Sirmons | December 6, 2022

Cliff Bleszinski on Finding Lifelong Happiness and Eventual Success in Video Games

Cliff Bleszinski on Finding Lifelong Happiness and Eventual Success in Video Games

“Being a gamer was me, who I was. I couldn’t change that. Why would I even want to?”

By Cliff Bleszinski | December 6, 2022

Scientific, Sexual and Sentimental: What Frida Kahlo Saw in the Orchid

Scientific, Sexual and Sentimental: What Frida Kahlo Saw in the Orchid

Erica Hannickel on an Artist's Plant-Filled Life

By Erica Hannickel | December 6, 2022

Dear Blank Space: A Literacy Narrative

Dear Blank Space: A Literacy Narrative

Jennifer S. Cheng on the "Distance Between a Sound and its Meaning"

By Jennifer S. Cheng | December 6, 2022

Spare Me the Humblebrag: David G. Myers on the Virtues of Humility

Spare Me the Humblebrag: David G. Myers on the Virtues of Humility

“Where there is humility, there is the possibility of forgiveness.”

By David G. Myers | December 6, 2022

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We did it!! “Goblin mode” is Oxford's Word of the Year.

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How Language Can Be Used to Destroy and Dominate, and How It Can Be Used to Remember and Reclaim

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Jake Skeets on the Violent Reality and Liberatory Potential of Words

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“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

“There’s No Story to Tell About Swimming.” Madeleine Watts on How to Quiet the Mind

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By Madeleine Watts | December 5, 2022

<em>Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio</em> Imbues the Fairy Tale with Human Frailty and Historical Darkness

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Imbues the Fairy Tale with Human Frailty and Historical Darkness

Jonathan Russell Clark on Fascists, Fathers, and Federico Fellini

By Jonathan Russell Clark | December 5, 2022

Prosecution Over Protection: How the Justice System Treats Entire Communities as Suspects

Prosecution Over Protection: How the Justice System Treats Entire Communities as Suspects

Lenore Anderson on the Politically Motivated Focus on Drug Convictionsr

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