Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight <em>New Yorker</em> Covers

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight New Yorker Covers

Also, His All-Time Favorite

By Bruce McCall | November 24, 2020

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

The Paired Narrative Trajectories of Christ and Cash

By Frederick Kaufman | November 24, 2020

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

"Heedless of the flames, she pulled the injured soldier from the burning wreck."

By Victor Failmezger | November 24, 2020

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

Luigi Amara on the Curious Place of Hair Pieces in the Age of Enlightenment 

By Luigi Amara | November 24, 2020

Doughnuts or Donuts? Krispy Kreme or Dunkin'? All of the Above?

Doughnuts or Donuts? Krispy Kreme or Dunkin'? All of the Above?

Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant Embrace a Gluttony of Options

By Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant | November 24, 2020

Erin Brockovich Wants to Talk About the Water Crisis

Erin Brockovich Wants to Talk About the Water Crisis

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | November 24, 2020

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Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

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Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

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Decades of Alan Rickman’s diaries will be published as a book in 2022.

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Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as United States Poet Laureate.

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as United States Poet Laureate.

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Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

Oxford's official word of 2020 is . . . well, it's a lot of words.

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When Adrienne Rich Refused The National Book Award

When Adrienne Rich Refused The National Book Award

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By Hilary Holladay | November 23, 2020

A Young V.S. Naipaul Writes to His Dad About Wanting to Fit in at School

A Young V.S. Naipaul Writes to His Dad About Wanting to Fit in at School

It Can Be Hard to Find Your People at Oxford

By V.S. Naipaul | November 23, 2020

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