On Centering the Oceanic South and Disrupting the Study of the “Age of Revolutions”

On Centering the Oceanic South and Disrupting the Study of the “Age of Revolutions”

From the 2021 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding Winning Title Waves Across the South by Sujit Sivasundaram

By Sujit Sivasundaram | October 27, 2021

In his free time, William Makepeace Thackeray loved sketching witches and ghouls.

In his free time, William Makepeace Thackeray loved sketching witches and ghouls.

By Walker Caplan | October 26, 2021

The secret history of your favorite bad writing cliché:

The secret history of your favorite bad writing cliché: "it was a dark and stormy night."

By Emily Temple | October 26, 2021

<em>Beloved</em> is now a detail in the Virginia election—for the dumbest possible reason.

Beloved is now a detail in the Virginia election—for the dumbest possible reason.

By Walker Caplan | October 26, 2021

Read the letter that began the legendary friendship between Henry James and Edith Wharton.

Read the letter that began the legendary friendship between Henry James and Edith Wharton.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 26, 2021

“The Strangest Sense of Freedom.” On Jane Eyre and the Power of Narcissism

“The Strangest Sense of Freedom.” On Jane Eyre and the Power of Narcissism

Josh Cohen Turns His Psychoanalyst’s Eye to the Inner Life of an Iconic Character

By Josh Cohen | October 26, 2021

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Teju Cole on the Wonder of Epiphanic Writing

By Teju Cole | October 26, 2021

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Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

By Terry Tempest Williams | October 26, 2021

How 11 Punk Bands Took a Leap of Faith, Sold Out, and Shaped Music History

How 11 Punk Bands Took a Leap of Faith, Sold Out, and Shaped Music History

Dan Ozzi on the Impact of Nirvana's Nevermind and the Major-Label Feeding Frenzy that Followed

By Dan Ozzi | October 26, 2021

How to Write an Obituary For Your Mother

How to Write an Obituary For Your Mother

Jenny Qi on the Limits of Language in the Face of Tragedy

By Jenny Qi | October 26, 2021

On the Intellectual Property Battle Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine

On the Intellectual Property Battle Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine

Brendan Borrell Breaks Down How a Lifesaving Technology Almost Didn’t Happen

By Brendan Borrell | October 26, 2021

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By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

Margaret D. Jacobs on Our Troubled History of Injustice to Indigenous People

Margaret D. Jacobs on Our Troubled History of Injustice to Indigenous People

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

Remember when the Grateful Dead did a 12-minute freestyle based on “The Raven”?

Remember when the Grateful Dead did a 12-minute freestyle based on “The Raven”?

By Walker Caplan | October 25, 2021

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