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Here are the finalists for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

By Snigdha Koirala | October 20, 2021

Who will buy the £80,000 watch from James Joyce’s <em>Ulysses</em>?

Who will buy the £80,000 watch from James Joyce’s Ulysses?

By Walker Caplan | October 20, 2021

Watch the trailer for a new documentary about Kurt Vonnegut, with footage spanning decades.

Watch the trailer for a new documentary about Kurt Vonnegut, with footage spanning decades.

By Walker Caplan | October 20, 2021

This 1998 advice from Ursula K. Le Guin about gender-neutral language is still relevant.

This 1998 advice from Ursula K. Le Guin about gender-neutral language is still relevant.

By Vanessa Willoughby | October 20, 2021

Can You Guess These Famous Writers Based on Their Very First Author Bios?

Can You Guess These Famous Writers Based on Their Very First Author Bios?

Everyone Has to Start Somewhere

By Emily Temple | October 20, 2021

The Unsettling Sea: On Rationalizing the Drowning of the World We Inhabit

The Unsettling Sea: On Rationalizing the Drowning of the World We Inhabit

Patrick Nunn Investigates Climate Change Denial and the Truth About Our Rising Ocean Levels

By Patrick Nunn | October 20, 2021

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The Painful Language of an Ultrarunner’s Body on a Sweltering Day

By J.M. Thompson | October 20, 2021

How Survivor Uses the Threat of Hunger to Sow Chaos and Disruption

By Sallie Tisdale | October 20, 2021

The Last-Resort Move That Made My Students Smile

By Frances Starn | October 20, 2021

White Men, Land, and Literature: The Making (and Unmaking) of an American Pastoral

White Men, Land, and Literature: The Making (and Unmaking) of an American Pastoral

Brad Kessler on Settler Narratives and the Violence That Haunts American Land and Literature

By Brad Kessler | October 20, 2021

Bad Seed Warren Ellis on the Spirituality of Music and Nina Simone’s Chewing Gum

Bad Seed Warren Ellis on the Spirituality of Music and Nina Simone’s Chewing Gum

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | October 20, 2021

How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s <em>Roots</em> Sparked a Cultural Awakening

How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots Sparked a Cultural Awakening

Wil Haygood on the History of Black Life on Screen

By Wil Haygood | October 20, 2021

On Mismatched Emotions in a South Dakota Pandemic Classroom

On Mismatched Emotions in a South Dakota Pandemic Classroom

Christy Tidwell on Staying Safe While Teaching

By Christy Tidwell | October 20, 2021

Michael Lenox on “Decarbonizing” the Global Economy

Michael Lenox on “Decarbonizing” the Global Economy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 20, 2021

Call and Response: On the Inextricable History of Music and Black Struggle

Call and Response: On the Inextricable History of Music and Black Struggle

“The lineage of protest music has continued into the age of Black Lives Matter.”

By Veronica Chambers and Jennifer Harlan | October 20, 2021

On Finding the Book That Returns You to Your Body

On Finding the Book That Returns You to Your Body

Dodie Bellamy Reads Paula Modersohn-Becker

By Dodie Bellamy | October 20, 2021

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