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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

How Two Telephone Books Tell a Condensed Story of the Holocaust

How Two Telephone Books Tell a Condensed Story of the Holocaust

Miljenko Jergović on the Visible Erasure of Croatian Jews

By Miljenko Jergović, translated by Mirza Purić | July 19, 2021

Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

Vocal Effects: How Hormones Change the Way We Sound

Carole Hooven on the Role of Testosterone in Human Speech

By Carole Hooven | July 19, 2021

David Gessner on Channeling Thoreau Throughout the Pandemic

David Gessner on Channeling Thoreau Throughout the Pandemic

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | July 19, 2021

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The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

By Walker Caplan | July 16, 2021

Check out the very first reviews of The Catcher in the Rye.

By Dan Sheehan | July 16, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | July 16, 2021

FX’s <em>Kindred</em> adaptation has found its star.

FX’s Kindred adaptation has found its star.

By Walker Caplan | July 16, 2021

Colin Kaepernick is releasing a deeply personal children's book.

Colin Kaepernick is releasing a deeply personal children's book.

By Dan Sheehan | July 16, 2021

Dictionary.com just added over 300 words to its website, including

Dictionary.com just added over 300 words to its website, including "zaddy," "yeet," and "youse."

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 16, 2021

<em>The Sympathizer</em> adaptation will star Robert Downey Jr. as all the villains.

The Sympathizer adaptation will star Robert Downey Jr. as all the villains.

By Walker Caplan | July 16, 2021

<em>Shawshank Redemption</em> is actually about the power of libraries.

Shawshank Redemption is actually about the power of libraries.

By Katie Yee | July 16, 2021

Kristen Radtke: How Do You Turn a Graphic Novel Into a Compelling Audiobook?

Kristen Radtke: How Do You Turn a Graphic Novel Into a Compelling Audiobook?

The Author of Seek You on Recreating the Intimacy of Images With Voice

By Kristen Radtke | July 16, 2021

William H. Gass Considers the Conditions of Adultery

William H. Gass Considers the Conditions of Adultery

A Never-Before Published Essay by the Iconic American Writer

By William H. Gass | July 16, 2021

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