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<em>Oedipus</em> at the Bellevue Men’s Shelter: How Sophocles Speaks to Contemporary Trauma

Oedipus at the Bellevue Men’s Shelter: How Sophocles Speaks to Contemporary Trauma

Bryan Doerries on the Communal Possibilities of Theater

By Bryan Doerries | October 18, 2021

On the Unattainable Myth of Feminine Beauty Ideals and Our Culture of Fat Phobia

On the Unattainable Myth of Feminine Beauty Ideals and Our Culture of Fat Phobia

Sesali Bowen Considers What It Means to Be a "Bad Bitch" and the Politicization of Attractiveness

By Sesali Bowen | October 18, 2021

“Unknitting Despair.” Catherine Bush on Reciprocity, Care, and Ecological Loss

“Unknitting Despair.” Catherine Bush on Reciprocity, Care, and Ecological Loss

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 18, 2021

Jean Becker on George H.W. Bush's Life After Presidency

Jean Becker on George H.W. Bush's Life After Presidency

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 18, 2021

Read Ezra Pound’s extensive revisions to T. S. Eliot’s <em>The Waste Land</em>.

Read Ezra Pound’s extensive revisions to T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 15, 2021

Solange has launched a community library of rare books and art by Black creators.

Solange has launched a community library of rare books and art by Black creators.

By Walker Caplan | October 15, 2021

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“Dialogue reeketh, play stinketh.” The worst insults from reviews of The Iceman Cometh.

By Walker Caplan | October 15, 2021

Here’s the shortlist for the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | October 15, 2021

A Compendium of Literary Ravens

By Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts | October 15, 2021

“A Glorious Mess.” On Confronting the Complexities of Storytelling with Anthony Bourdain

“A Glorious Mess.” On Confronting the Complexities of Storytelling with Anthony Bourdain

Tom Vitale Recounts Time as His Late Friend’s Director and Producer

By Tom Vitale | October 15, 2021

Finding Freedom from the Chokehold of Modern Capitalism in <em>Nomadland</em>

Finding Freedom from the Chokehold of Modern Capitalism in Nomadland

Sara Zarr on the Allure of a Minimalist Life

By Sara Zarr | October 15, 2021

Why America Needs a New Vocabulary to Describe Its Shortcomings

Why America Needs a New Vocabulary to Describe Its Shortcomings

Barrett Holmes Pitner on the Insufficiencies of Language

By Barrett Holmes Pitner | October 15, 2021

The Time Jim Morrison Was Arrested Onstage in the Middle of a Show

The Time Jim Morrison Was Arrested Onstage in the Middle of a Show

Former Doors Bandmember Robby Krieger Remembers the Myth-Making Moment

By Robby Krieger | October 15, 2021

“The Border Crossed Us.” Beth Alvarado on Writing About the Borderlands

“The Border Crossed Us.” Beth Alvarado on Writing About the Borderlands

In Conversation with G. P. Gottlieb on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | October 15, 2021

“Homes, Workshops, Palaces, Shrines.” On the Portability and Mobility of Hordes

“Homes, Workshops, Palaces, Shrines.” On the Portability and Mobility of Hordes

From This Year's Cundill History Prize Shortlisted Title The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the Worldby Marie Favereau

By Marie Favereau | October 15, 2021

On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

Wendy Holden Recommends Books That Pull Back the Curtain on the Lives of Exalted British Royals

By Wendy Holden | October 15, 2021

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