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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

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

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

In Which One Might Learn How to Make "Pie for a Suffragist’s Doubting Husband."

By Laura Kumin | October 22, 2020

Is There Any Scandal Big Enough to Take Down Nike?

Is There Any Scandal Big Enough to Take Down Nike?

Matt Hart in Conversation with Andrew Keen on
the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | October 22, 2020

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

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

From The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 22, 2020

Restoring the World’s Most Iconic Fighter Plane

Restoring the World’s Most Iconic Fighter Plane

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

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

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Why You're Turning Into Your Mother

By New Books Network | October 22, 2020

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.

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

By Judith Flanders | October 21, 2020

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

After My Partner's Death, I Discovered the Full Richness of His Poetry

Megan Marshall Remembers Scott Harney

By Megan Marshall | October 21, 2020

Why We're Not Defined by<br> Our Genes

Why We're Not Defined by
Our Genes

Po Bronson in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 21, 2020

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

On Aoko Matsuda’s Deceptively Delightful Call for Systemic Change

Polly Barton Reads Where the Wild Ladies Are

By Polly Barton | October 21, 2020

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

Czesław Miłosz Confronts the Dark and Immutable Order of the World

From the Russian Empire to the Republic of Letters 

By Czesław Miłosz | October 21, 2020

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