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Why Do We Need Sleep? A History

Why Do We Need Sleep? A History

James Goodwin on the Physiological Underpinnings of the Body’s Need to Reset

By James Goodwin | January 6, 2022

Reconstituting Our Shared Past: On the Transformative Power of Queer Historical Fiction

Reconstituting Our Shared Past: On the Transformative Power of Queer Historical Fiction

Beatrice Hitchman Recommends Novels That Spotlight LGBTQ Themes and Characters

By Beatrice Hitchman | January 6, 2022

Amelia Pang on the Chinese Slave Labor Camps Supplying the West

Amelia Pang on the Chinese Slave Labor Camps Supplying the West

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2022

Leonard Mlodinow on the Science of Feelings

Leonard Mlodinow on the Science of Feelings

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2022

Genre Fiction Matters Because It Enables Writers to Address Perennial Moral Issues Like Honor and How to Distinguish Between Right and Wrong

Genre Fiction Matters Because It Enables Writers to Address Perennial Moral Issues Like Honor and How to Distinguish Between Right and Wrong

Jayne Ann Krentz in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 6, 2022

Here are the winners of the inaugural Silvers-Dudley Prizes for criticism and journalism.

Here are the winners of the inaugural Silvers-Dudley Prizes for criticism and journalism.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

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On the time J.R.R. Tolkien refused to work with Nazi-leaning publishers.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

Jessica Chastain has optioned Jessamine Chan’s The School for Good Mothers for TV.

By Walker Caplan | January 5, 2022

Everything you need to know about Norman Mailer's recent (non-)cancellation.

By Emily Temple | January 5, 2022

Why the Pro-Market American Model of Confronting Today's Climate Emergency Might Offer the Most Realistic Way to Get to Net Zero

Why the Pro-Market American Model of Confronting Today's Climate Emergency Might Offer the Most Realistic Way to Get to Net Zero

Corinne Sawers in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | January 5, 2022

Learning, Practice, and Repetition: Why the Act of Writing Is Work

Learning, Practice, and Repetition: Why the Act of Writing Is Work

Jessie Greengrass on the Intersection of Muse and Routine

By Jessie Greengrass | January 5, 2022

Into <em>The Matrix</em>: How Trinity’s Rise Responds to the Witch Hunts of the Early Aughts

Into The Matrix: How Trinity’s Rise Responds to the Witch Hunts of the Early Aughts

Laura Bogart on the Catharsis and Earnestness of the Wachowskis’ Latest Reboot

By Laura Bogart | January 5, 2022

On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

Peter Richardson Considers the Impact of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

By Peter Richardson | January 5, 2022

On the Surprising Link Between Physical Strength and a Healthy Brain

On the Surprising Link Between Physical Strength and a Healthy Brain

Caroline Williams Wonders How Mastery of Body Relates to Master of Mind

By Caroline Williams | January 5, 2022

Can Accepting That Life is Meaningless Make Us Happier?

Can Accepting That Life is Meaningless Make Us Happier?

Wendy Syfret in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 5, 2022

Barbara F. Walter on the Increasing Likelihood of a Second Civil War in the US

Barbara F. Walter on the Increasing Likelihood of a Second Civil War in the US

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 5, 2022

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