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Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

On the French Existentialist's Never-Before-Published Novel

By Margaret Atwood | September 8, 2021

Commuting with Shylock: (Reluctantly) Revisiting <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> with My 10-Year-Old Son

Commuting with Shylock: (Reluctantly) Revisiting The Merchant of Venice with My 10-Year-Old Son

Dara Horn on Hearing Shakespeare's Antisemitism with Fresh Ears

By Dara Horn | September 8, 2021

The In-Between World: On the Mythology of <em>The Famished Road</em> and the Literary Scaffolding of Ben Okri

The In-Between World: On the Mythology of The Famished Road and the Literary Scaffolding of Ben Okri

Vanessa Guignery Considers the Author's Blurring of Boundaries

By Vanessa Guignery | September 8, 2021

How Do You Deliver a Baby in the Middle of a Storm with One Generator, No Water, and No Electricity?

How Do You Deliver a Baby in the Middle of a Storm with One Generator, No Water, and No Electricity?

Belle Marie Torres Velázquez on Working as a Medical Doctor on an Island of Puerto Rico and Surviving Hurricanes Irma and María

By Belle Marie Torres Velázquez | September 8, 2021

On the Race to a COVID Vaccine (and Power, and Profit)

On the Race to a COVID Vaccine (and Power, and Profit)

Adam Tooze on a Remarkable Scientific Victory

By Adam Tooze | September 8, 2021

Yanis Varoufakis on Alternatives to Techno-Feudal Capitalism

Yanis Varoufakis on Alternatives to Techno-Feudal Capitalism

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 8, 2021

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Read the short story that won this year’s Moth Short Story Prize.

By Walker Caplan | September 7, 2021

Read the poetry of Senegal’s first elected president.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 7, 2021

This geologist-turned-pastry chef is living as an actual hobbit in the Italian countryside.

By Walker Caplan | September 7, 2021

Listen to this heartfelt, pandemic-inspired poem read by the late Michael K. Williams.

Listen to this heartfelt, pandemic-inspired poem read by the late Michael K. Williams.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 7, 2021

Please enjoy these sexy photos of Jean-Paul Belmondo reading sexily.

Please enjoy these sexy photos of Jean-Paul Belmondo reading sexily.

By Emily Temple | September 7, 2021

The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of <em>Saveur</em>

The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of Saveur

Dorothy Kalins on Perfecting Food Photography—and Rejecting Overblown Editorial Productions

By Dorothy Kalins | September 7, 2021

On Miss America’s Brief—But Real—Activist Phase

On Miss America’s Brief—But Real—Activist Phase

When the Pageant Gave Airtime to Advocacy to Draw Viewers

By Amy Argetsinger | September 7, 2021

The Role That Got Away: Hayley Mills on (Almost) Playing Lolita

The Role That Got Away: Hayley Mills on (Almost) Playing Lolita

The Iconic Actor Recalls the Near Misses of Her Post-Pollyanna Career

By Hayley Mills | September 7, 2021

When Ray Bradbury Asked John F. Kennedy if He Could Help with the Space Race

When Ray Bradbury Asked John F. Kennedy if He Could Help with the Space Race

“I would be glad to help promote the Space Age as we would all like to see it promoted.”

By Shaun Usher | September 7, 2021

Money, Priorities, and the Promise of an American Childhood

Money, Priorities, and the Promise of an American Childhood

Qian Julie Wang on the Summer of 1998

By Qian Julie Wang | September 7, 2021

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