On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

Dennis Johnson: “As word circulated through the poetry community the project began to snowball.”

By Dennis Johnson | September 10, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

Vanessa Bohns on the Psychology Behind Our Unbearable Fear of Social Embarrassment

By Vanessa Bohns | September 10, 2021

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

Sasha Sagan Considers the Sea-Change of Our News Cycle, and What Empathy Means

By Sasha Sagan | September 10, 2021

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

A Steamy Excerpt of the Literary Couple’s Correspondence

By Shaun Usher | September 10, 2021

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

"I took a long pause."

By Jai Chakrabarti | September 10, 2021

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Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

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Jessica DuLong on Making History in New York Harbor

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Ellen Feldman on the Fascinating Story of the Ritchie Boys

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Rob Reich on How to Control Technology

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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The Three Women of Bronzeville: On Finding Safety in My Mother, Grandmother, and Aunt

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Dawn Turner Chronicles Her Sprawling Family History and Growing Up on the South Side of Chicago

By Dawn Turner | September 10, 2021

Les Standiford on Why the Circus Is Key to Understanding Who We Are

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In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | September 10, 2021

This recently-discovered 800-year-old Arthurian manuscript needs more groinspell.

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Read the love poem that went viral . . . in ancient Greece.

Read the love poem that went viral . . . in ancient Greece.

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