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The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

Monique Roffey on Creating a Feminist Version of a Male Fantasy

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The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

The Revelation of Reading Toni Morrison in Moscow

Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry on the World Expanding Experience of The Bluest Eye

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Melanie Challenger: Human Exceptionalism is Devastating Life on Earth

Melanie Challenger: Human Exceptionalism is Devastating Life on Earth

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

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What Can Superhero Stories Do For Us In 2022?

What Can Superhero Stories Do For Us In 2022?

Peter Kalu on the Origins Stories That Made Him Who He Is

By Peter Kalu | March 21, 2022

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

When Mark Twain Tried to Start a Publishing Company (and Epically Failed)

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 21, 2022

Researchers are mapping the effects of climate change on Walden Pond—with help from Thoreau.

Researchers are mapping the effects of climate change on Walden Pond—with help from Thoreau.

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The Essential Value—and Deep Cost—of Reporting From War

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Can Putin Risk a Nuclear War? Can the Rest of Us?

Can Putin Risk a Nuclear War? Can the Rest of Us?

This Week on Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon

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Writing Lessons from Author-Seductress Extraordinaire Catherine Tramell

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As Basic Instinct Turns 30, Blake Turck Celebrates an Unlikely Inspiration

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Telling the Story of (the Real) Greenwich Village

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Michele Herman on a Disappearing Way of Life

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The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former US Ambassador in Ukraine

The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former US Ambassador in Ukraine

Steven Pifer in Conversation with Andrew Keen

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Diana Abu-Jaber on How Life Begins Each Time You Find a New Place

Diana Abu-Jaber on How Life Begins Each Time You Find a New Place

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

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