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William Deresiewicz on David Graeber’s Alternative Anthropologies

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Filthy, Smelly, Sleep, Repeat: On the Challenges of Fighting Inside a Tank

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James Holland Recounts the WWII Experience of the Sherwood Rangers

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“The play doesn’t belong to the playwright.” Paula Vogel on collaboration in theater.

“The play doesn’t belong to the playwright.” Paula Vogel on collaboration in theater.

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Just so you know, there’s an 80s movie about Nicolas Cage as a vampiric publishing executive.

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Nobel winner Orhan Pamuk is under investigation for insulting modern Turkey’s founder—in a novel.

Nobel winner Orhan Pamuk is under investigation for insulting modern Turkey’s founder—in a novel.

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Paul Cartledge on the Forgotten Greek City That Shaped Modern Civilization

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Jim Al-Khalili on the Science of <em>1,001 Nights</em>

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How Lincoln Broke the Constitution

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