Simple, Not Shallow: In Praise of Seemingly Surface Friendships

Simple, Not Shallow: In Praise of Seemingly Surface Friendships

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By Annie B. Jones | April 23, 2025

The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

Susannah Cahalan on the Disappearing Acts and Unseen Influences of Timothy Leary’s Wife

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A literary guide to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

A literary guide to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

By Brittany Allen | April 22, 2025

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

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The Most Literary Pope: <br>Requiescat in Pace, Francis

The Most Literary Pope:
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“Literature engages our concrete existence, with its innate tensions, desires and meaningful experiences...”

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 22, 2025

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

Sophy Roberts Examines the Travelogues and Expeditions of Nineteenth-Century Europeans

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Lydia Kiesling on Refusing to Speak at an Anti-Trans University

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Put Your Butt in the Chair: Inside the Simple Alchemy of Making Art

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“Indian Hockey Kicks Ass.” On Finding Meaning in Another Nation’s Pastime

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