“Excursion Susan Sontag”

“Excursion Susan Sontag”

A Poem by Maureen N. McLane

By Maureen N. McLane | July 20, 2021

Sexual Politics and Female Power: Stories from the Playboy Bunny Resort

Sexual Politics and Female Power: Stories from the Playboy Bunny Resort

Christina Clancy on What We’re Getting Wrong

By Christina Clancy | July 20, 2021

Adrian Wooldridge on the American Revolt Against Meritocracy

Adrian Wooldridge on the American Revolt Against Meritocracy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 20, 2021

In Praise of Wildly Permissive Parenting

In Praise of Wildly Permissive Parenting

Bex O’Brian on the Mother Who “Barely Raised” Her

By Bex O'Brian | July 20, 2021

Is There a More Interesting Way to Talk About the Blurry Line Between a Writer’s Life and Their Fiction?

Is There a More Interesting Way to Talk About the Blurry Line Between a Writer’s Life and Their Fiction?

Sara Martin on Legitimizing Our Lives Through the Experiences of Literary Heroes and Heroines

By Sara Martin | July 20, 2021

<em>Somebody’s Daughter</em> by Ashley C. Ford, Read by the Author

Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C. Ford, Read by the Author

An Outstanding Memoir

By Behind the Mic | July 20, 2021

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Nicholas Kristof is considering a run for Oregon governor.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Ishmael Reed was NOT happy about Jill Biden’s choice of inaugural poet.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

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Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

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By Vanessa Willoughby | July 19, 2021

Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

Joe Keohane on the Social Fluidity of Long-Distance Travel

By Joe Keohane | July 19, 2021

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting <em>The Green Knight</em> for Film

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting The Green Knight for Film

“This may be a poem that resists adaptation.”

By David Lowery | July 19, 2021

The Corrupt Arrogance of William Barr

The Corrupt Arrogance of William Barr

Elie Honig on the Former Attorney General’s “Feigned Ignorance”

By Elie Honig | July 19, 2021

How Oscar Wilde Won Over the American Press

How Oscar Wilde Won Over the American Press

When the US First Encountered the “Aesthetic Apostle”

By Nicholas Frankel | July 19, 2021

A Brief History of Perfume: Visiting an Archive of Ancient Scents

A Brief History of Perfume: Visiting an Archive of Ancient Scents

Sarah Everts on the Human Need to Smell Good

By Sarah Everts | July 19, 2021

On the Arctic: Frontier, Paradise, Marker of Human Destruction

On the Arctic: Frontier, Paradise, Marker of Human Destruction

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | July 19, 2021

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