Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

Obed Silva Learns the Meaning of the Word “Güey”

By Obed Silva | December 8, 2021

The Dangerous, Dirty Job of Oil Extraction: On the History of Offshore Exploration

The Dangerous, Dirty Job of Oil Extraction: On the History of Offshore Exploration

Tabitha Lasley Revisits the Disasters of Deepwater Horizon and Piper Alpha

By Tabitha Lasley | December 8, 2021

How—and Why—America Criminalizes Poverty

How—and Why—America Criminalizes Poverty

Tony Messenger on a Neverending Cycle

By Tony Messenger | December 8, 2021

David Bodanis On How Nice Guys, In Fact, Do Not Finish Last

David Bodanis On How Nice Guys, In Fact, Do Not Finish Last

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 8, 2021

Gioia Diliberto on the Dark Side of Coco Chanel

Gioia Diliberto on the Dark Side of Coco Chanel

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 8, 2021

Eating to Extinction: A Conversation with Food Journalist Dan Saladino

Eating to Extinction: A Conversation with Food Journalist Dan Saladino

Hosted by the Hay Festival Winter Weekend

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A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

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The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

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By Emily Temple | December 7, 2021

The Scapegoat: Siri Hustvedt on the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens

The Scapegoat: Siri Hustvedt on the Torture and Murder of Sylvia Likens

“Every myth explains too much, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t truths to be found in the story.”

By Siri Hustvedt | December 7, 2021

How Do You Kill a God? On Captain Cook’s Ill-Fated Arrival in Hawaii

How Do You Kill a God? On Captain Cook’s Ill-Fated Arrival in Hawaii

Anna Della Subin Considers the Death of the British Explorer and the Perpetuation of Whiteness as Divinity

By Anna Della Subin | December 7, 2021

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2021

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2021

Featuring Tom Stoppard, Michelle Zauner, Mike Nichols, D. H. Lawrence, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more

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Thwarted Passions, Private Lives: On Out-of-Control Characters in Literary Fiction

Thwarted Passions, Private Lives: On Out-of-Control Characters in Literary Fiction

Lisa Harding Recommends Her Favorite Morbidly Fascinating Narratives

By Lisa Harding | December 7, 2021

Jude Brewer Performs His Short Story “Buzzy”

Jude Brewer Performs His Short Story “Buzzy”

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What Propelled Vivian Maier’s Earliest New York Photographs?

What Propelled Vivian Maier’s Earliest New York Photographs?

Ann Marks on the Birth of an Artist

By Ann Marks | December 7, 2021

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