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The Case Against Critical Feedback

The Case Against Critical Feedback

Lauren D. Woods on Recapturing the Joy of Writing

By Lauren D. Woods | October 22, 2020

Anne Carson: The Sheer Velocity and Ephemerality of Cy Twombly

Anne Carson: The Sheer Velocity and Ephemerality of Cy Twombly

“Ancient Things Are New Things."

By Anne Carson | October 22, 2020

Against the Muse Myth: On Motherhood and the Writing Life

Against the Muse Myth: On Motherhood and the Writing Life

Molly Spencer Finds Time to Write in all the Smallest Spaces

By Molly Spencer | October 22, 2020

Mark Salter on Why the Republican Party's Future Is Bleak

Mark Salter on Why the Republican Party's Future Is Bleak

John McCain's Former Chief of Staff Talks to Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | October 22, 2020

A Brief History of the Political Essay

A Brief History of the Political Essay

From Swift to Woolf, David Bromwich Considers an Evolving Genre

By David Bromwich | October 22, 2020

The Moment My Poetry Students and I Could No Longer Ignore the Climate Crisis

The Moment My Poetry Students and I Could No Longer Ignore the Climate Crisis

Craig Santos Perez on the Origins of His Course in Ecopoetry

By Craig Santos Perez | October 22, 2020

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On Turn-of-the-Century Suffrage Cookbooks, Trojan Horse For Women's Equality

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Is There Any Scandal Big Enough to Take Down Nike?

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Chiraag Bains on Voter Suppression and the Kinds of Change We Can Make Now

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Restoring the World’s Most Iconic Fighter Plane

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | October 22, 2020

Why You're Turning Into Your Mother

Why You're Turning Into Your Mother

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 22, 2020

Of course Clea DuVall will direct a show based on Tegan and Sara's memoir.

Of course Clea DuVall will direct a show based on Tegan and Sara's memoir.

By Corinne Segal | October 21, 2020

Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.

Tim O’Brien recited poetry to himself to get through the war.

By Jonny Diamond | October 21, 2020

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

Where Do Reading Lists Come From? (And Why Do We Love Them?)

William Germano and Kit Nicholls Offer a Brief History of a Familiar Format

By William Germano and Kit Nicholls | October 21, 2020

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

On Voting: It's Always the Most Important Election of Your Life

Todd Gitlin Reminds Us of What It Means to Cast a Ballot

By Todd Gitlin | October 21, 2020

Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

Cheap Writing Surfaces and Medieval Bureaucracy Helped Popularize the Alphabet

Judith Flanders Explains Why the Alphabet Was Used on a Whim

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