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The Secret Language of Tawny Owls

The Secret Language of Tawny Owls

“These are owl woods and always will be unless something is done to remove them.”

By Adam Nicolson | September 19, 2025

How Mutualism Between Humans and Beavers Can Boost Our Ecosystems (and Our Happiness)

How Mutualism Between Humans and Beavers Can Boost Our Ecosystems (and Our Happiness)

“For making our lives better, we might allow the beavers simply to live.”

By Rob Dunn | September 19, 2025

No North, No South: The Tragically Unfulfilled Promise of Korea’s Asian Spring

No North, No South: The Tragically Unfulfilled Promise of Korea’s Asian Spring

From Kornel Chang’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “A Fractured Liberation”

By Kornel Chang | September 19, 2025

Sally Rooney can no longer safely enter the UK.

Sally Rooney can no longer safely enter the UK.

The author won the Sky Award, but couldn't collect it in person.

By Brittany Allen | September 18, 2025

Poet Margot Kahn on Why She Left One Particular Poem Out of Her Collection

Poet Margot Kahn on Why She Left One Particular Poem Out of Her Collection

“One of the poems I put in my stack involved my father’s dick.”

By Margot Kahn | September 18, 2025

The Many Benefits of Composting, From Reducing Food Waste to Creating a Bovine Snack Bar

The Many Benefits of Composting, From Reducing Food Waste to Creating a Bovine Snack Bar

“My vocation as a writer and editor and my avocation as a gardener and composter go hand in hand.”

By Scott Russell Smith | September 18, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | September 17, 2025

The doctors are fighting! Michael Crichton’s estate is taking <em>The Pitt</em> to court.

The doctors are fighting! Michael Crichton’s estate is taking The Pitt to court.

By James Folta | September 17, 2025

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

Anne Sebba on the Multifaceted Role of Music Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust

By Anne Sebba | September 17, 2025

Painting Outside the Lines: On the Life and Work of Abstract Artist Emily Mason

Painting Outside the Lines: On the Life and Work of Abstract Artist Emily Mason

“Her best works—across mediums—came from ceding control, allowing herself to become a ‘conduit’ for the unknown.”

By Elisa Wouk Almino | September 17, 2025

How a Heart Attack Helped Trymaine Lee Find Meaning in Black Survival

How a Heart Attack Helped Trymaine Lee Find Meaning in Black Survival

“A blood clot and a bullet are very different things. But both have the ability to take and twist a life.”

By Trymaine Lee | September 17, 2025

Every Complicated Family is Complicated in Its Own Way: A Reading List

Every Complicated Family is Complicated in Its Own Way: A Reading List

Jeremy B. Jones Recommends Rick Bragg, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Crystal Wilkinson and More

By Jeremy B. Jones | September 17, 2025

The Fine Art of Defining a Diva

The Fine Art of Defining a Diva

Jerome Charyn Recommends Joyce Carol Oates, Josephine Baker, Allegra Kent, and More

By Jerome Charyn | September 17, 2025

3 Nobel laureates are among the writers urging France to resume evacuations from Gaza.

3 Nobel laureates are among the writers urging France to resume evacuations from Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | September 16, 2025

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