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    Black Lives Matter in the Public Theater’s Much Ado About Nothing

    By Arsh Dhillon, Phillip Michalak, Bernadette Looney, Sonia Kangaju, and Charles Onesti  August 14, 2020
    Poetry

    “The Stone of Fear”

    By Julia Cimafiejeva  August 14, 2020
    Feminist History

    On Mary King Ward, 19th-Century Celebrity Scientist

    By Emily Willingham  August 14, 2020
    Gay Icons

    John Giorno: Fighting the Battle of Gay Liberation in a Homophobic World

    By Mark Dery  August 14, 2020
    Pop Culture

    The Intentional Visual Chaos of Beyoncé and Jay-Z in the Louvre

    By Alexis L. Boylan  August 14, 2020
    Reading Lists

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    A Burning, The Changeling, and Palm Springs

    By Literary Hub  August 14, 2020
    Religion

    On Rethinking the Relationship Between Religion and Politics in 21st-Century America

    By New Books Network  August 14, 2020
    Keen On

    Why We Should Still Care About Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial

    By Keen On  August 14, 2020
    The Hub

    The #ReclaimHerName initiative ignores the authorial choices of the writers it represents.

    By Olivia Rutigliano  August 13, 2020
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    Robert Pattinson is a demonic preacher in the first trailer for The Devil All the Time.

    By Dan Sheehan  August 13, 2020
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    Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, will have “explosive” new material about the president.

    By Corinne Segal  August 13, 2020
    The Hub

    Bette Midler and Michiko Kakutani are teaming up for a children’s book about the hot duck.

    By Jessie Gaynor  August 13, 2020
    Boomers

    How Boomers Changed American Family Life (By Getting Divorced)

    By Jill Filipovic  August 13, 2020
    Climate Change

    On Sick Trees, JD Vance, and the Invasive Species of Appalachia

    By Leah Hampton  August 13, 2020
    Farming

    What is the Future of Farming in a World of Water Shortages?

    By Tom Philpott  August 13, 2020
    Letters Home

    A Letter to My Son: Kirsten West Savali on Motherhood and Ancestral Resilience

    By Kirsten West Savali  August 13, 2020
    Geology

    The Unfolding Geological Language of Taipei

    By Jessica J. Lee  August 13, 2020
    Interview with a Poet

    Will Harris on the Idea of Poetry as Interconnectedness

    By Peter Mishler  August 13, 2020
    California

    How the Corvette Helped Create Southern California Cool

    By Peter Lunenfeld  August 13, 2020
    Literary Biographies

    Nathalie Sarraute: Between Genders and Genres

    By Ann Jefferson  August 13, 2020
    Keen On

    On the Unreality of Life in Contemporary America

    By Keen On  August 13, 2020
    New Books Network

    How Mathematics Can Take Us to the Edge of the Unknown

    By New Books Network  August 13, 2020
    The Hub

    How to open a bookstore during a pandemic: Prepare for delays and lots of cleaning.

    By Corinne Segal  August 12, 2020
    Travel

    Follow the new Ohio Literary Trail for the state’s best writerly spots.

    By Corinne Segal  August 12, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are the greatest novels ever written about every sport.

    By Dan Sheehan  August 12, 2020
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