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

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

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

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

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.

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

By Dan Sheehan | September 9, 2021

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

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

By Walker Caplan | September 9, 2021

Stephen King has released a new short story, with profits going to support the ACLU.

Stephen King has released a new short story, with profits going to support the ACLU.

By Walker Caplan | September 9, 2021

Here's Tolstoy's recipe for macaroni and cheese (AKA Mac & Peace).

Here's Tolstoy's recipe for macaroni and cheese (AKA Mac & Peace).

By Jessie Gaynor | September 9, 2021

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The Guardian published a Judith Butler interview—and then deleted an answer about TERFS.

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Announcing the winners of the 2021 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.

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And now there's a Sally Rooney mural.

By Emily Temple | September 9, 2021

Morgan Parker on Why <em>The Faculty</em> is the Perfect Allegory for Life in America

Morgan Parker on Why The Faculty is the Perfect Allegory for Life in America

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

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Finding Purpose in the Desolation of Antarctica

Finding Purpose in the Desolation of Antarctica

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Falling in Love with Instant Anonymity: How I Became a Perpetual Student of LA

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By María Amparo Escandón | September 9, 2021

How Native Basketball Challenged Colonial Hegemony and Rejected Conformity

How Native Basketball Challenged Colonial Hegemony and Rejected Conformity

Abe Streep on the History of Indigenous Youth Who Turned Adversity into Opportunity

By Abe Streep | September 9, 2021

7 Novels For Living Out Your Cottagecore Fantasies

7 Novels For Living Out Your Cottagecore Fantasies

Lillie Vale’s Coziest Houses in Fiction

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<em>Amanita Muscaria</em>, the Real Life Mushroom We Know From Disney Movies

Amanita Muscaria, the Real Life Mushroom We Know From Disney Movies

Aliya Whiteley on the Potency and Fantastical Imagery of the Fungi

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Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

Annabel Abbs on the Literature and Legacy of Women Hikers

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