Why We Need to Revisit Old Myths to Create New Ones

Why We Need to Revisit Old Myths to Create New Ones

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<em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</em> on the Mafia, the Midway, and the War in the Pacific

We Have Ways of Making You Talk on the Mafia, the Midway, and the War in the Pacific

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | January 27, 2022

Let's remember when <em>The Simpsons</em> did

Let's remember when The Simpsons did "The Raven."

By Dan Sheehan | January 26, 2022

Watch the new trailer for the third season of <em>My Brilliant Friend</em>.

Watch the new trailer for the third season of My Brilliant Friend.

By Emily Temple | January 26, 2022

An official biography of Terry Pratchett is coming this fall.

An official biography of Terry Pratchett is coming this fall.

By Walker Caplan | January 26, 2022

Here are the finalists for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards.

Here are the finalists for the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards.

By Snigdha Koirala | January 26, 2022

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Hugh Howard on the Collaboration Between Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson

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David S. Rudolf on the Dark Side of America’s Criminal Justice System

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Randall Kennedy on the Evolution of the N-Word

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On the Pioneering Black Female Lawyer Who Took Racism to Court

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Tomiko Brown-Nagin Looks at Constance Baker Motley’s Remarkable Early Career

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“Holy shit, did you just say that out loud?” Maggie Gyllenhaal on Ferrante’s novels.

“Holy shit, did you just say that out loud?” Maggie Gyllenhaal on Ferrante’s novels.

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