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Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 18, 2025

Surrendering Logic: On Using Magical Realism to Explore Climate Grief

Surrendering Logic: On Using Magical Realism to Explore Climate Grief

Emily Buchanan Rethinks Our Relationship with the Planet in Life and Art

By Emily Buchanan | July 18, 2025

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

Lida Maxwell on Dorothy Freeman, “Silent Spring,” and Rejecting Heteronormativity

By Lida Maxwell | July 18, 2025

10 radical works of fiction and nonfiction that inspired Kylie Cheung's book on post-Dobbs violence.

10 radical works of fiction and nonfiction that inspired Kylie Cheung's book on post-Dobbs violence.

By James Folta | July 17, 2025

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

By James Folta | July 17, 2025

Painting the Revolution: <br>The Artists Who Joined the Fight For American Independence

Painting the Revolution:
The Artists Who Joined the Fight For American Independence

Zara Anishanslin on the Forgotten History of the Transatlantic Artists Who Promoted the Patriot Cause

By Zara Anishanslin | July 17, 2025

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Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

By Anika Burgess | July 17, 2025

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

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Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

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Muscle Beach: Surfing with Bonnie Tsui

Muscle Beach: Surfing with Bonnie Tsui

Mickie Meinhardt Profiles the Author of “On Muscle,” on a Surfboard

By Mickie Meinhardt | July 16, 2025

With Love, Dad: On Finally Meeting My Father, the Novelist Austin Clarke

With Love, Dad: On Finally Meeting My Father, the Novelist Austin Clarke

Darcy Ballantyne on the Long Process of Getting to Know an Enigmatic Father

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How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

Jennifer Dasal on the French Capital's 19th-Century Architectural and Cultural Revival

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Haunted Household Objects: What the Material World Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Haunted Household Objects: What the Material World Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Katherine Larson on the False Binary Between Humans and Their Surroundings

By Katherine Larson | July 16, 2025

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Taking a literary pilgrimage this summer? Visit these historic Black authors' homes.

By Brittany Allen | July 15, 2025

The definitive ranking of reading technologies.

The definitive ranking of reading technologies.

By James Folta | July 15, 2025

Algorithm On Fleek: How TikTok is Transforming the English Language

Algorithm On Fleek: How TikTok is Transforming the English Language

Adam Aleksic Explores the Evolution of Popular Vernacular, From the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Era

By Adam Aleksic | July 15, 2025

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