Jessica Chastain has optioned Jessamine Chan’s <em>The School for Good Mothers</em> for TV.

Jessica Chastain has optioned Jessamine Chan’s The School for Good Mothers for TV.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

Everything you need to know about Norman Mailer's recent (non-)cancellation.

Everything you need to know about Norman Mailer's recent (non-)cancellation.

By Emily Temple | January 5, 2022

Why the Pro-Market American Model of Confronting Today's Climate Emergency Might Offer the Most Realistic Way to Get to Net Zero

Why the Pro-Market American Model of Confronting Today's Climate Emergency Might Offer the Most Realistic Way to Get to Net Zero

Corinne Sawers in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | January 5, 2022

Learning, Practice, and Repetition: Why the Act of Writing Is Work

Learning, Practice, and Repetition: Why the Act of Writing Is Work

Jessie Greengrass on the Intersection of Muse and Routine

By Jessie Greengrass | January 5, 2022

Into <em>The Matrix</em>: How Trinity’s Rise Responds to the Witch Hunts of the Early Aughts

Into The Matrix: How Trinity’s Rise Responds to the Witch Hunts of the Early Aughts

Laura Bogart on the Catharsis and Earnestness of the Wachowskis’ Latest Reboot

By Laura Bogart | January 5, 2022

On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

Peter Richardson Considers the Impact of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

By Peter Richardson | January 5, 2022

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On the Surprising Link Between Physical Strength and a Healthy Brain

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Can Accepting That Life is Meaningless Make Us Happier?

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Barbara F. Walter on the Increasing Likelihood of a Second Civil War in the US

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Keanu Reeves is in talks to star in Hulu’s adaptation of <em>The Devil in the White City</em>.

Keanu Reeves is in talks to star in Hulu’s adaptation of The Devil in the White City.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

Politics and Prose is now the first unionized bookstore in Washington, D.C.

By Walker Caplan | January 4, 2022

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

This is just a reminder that Albert Camus named his cat Cigarette, because of course he did.

By Emily Temple | January 4, 2022

Love, Loss, and What We Watched: The Case for Tracking Your Film and TV Consumption

Love, Loss, and What We Watched: The Case for Tracking Your Film and TV Consumption

Eliza Smith on How Streaming Marks Time in a Timeless Pandemic

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On the Many Miracles of Aretha Franklin

On the Many Miracles of Aretha Franklin

Zandria F. Robinson Searches for “Repair and Restoration”

By Zandria F. Robinson | January 4, 2022

In Literature, Considering Love as Both Attention and Absorption

In Literature, Considering Love as Both Attention and Absorption

Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko on Iris Murdoch, Cormac McCarthy, and the Cultivation of Love

By Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko | January 4, 2022

Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

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