This geologist-turned-pastry chef is living as an actual hobbit in the Italian countryside.

This geologist-turned-pastry chef is living as an actual hobbit in the Italian countryside.

By Walker Caplan | September 7, 2021

Listen to this heartfelt, pandemic-inspired poem read by the late Michael K. Williams.

Listen to this heartfelt, pandemic-inspired poem read by the late Michael K. Williams.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 7, 2021

Please enjoy these sexy photos of Jean-Paul Belmondo reading sexily.

Please enjoy these sexy photos of Jean-Paul Belmondo reading sexily.

By Emily Temple | September 7, 2021

The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of <em>Saveur</em>

The Seductive Allure of the Real: Remembering the Humble Origins of Saveur

Dorothy Kalins on Perfecting Food Photography—and Rejecting Overblown Editorial Productions

By Dorothy Kalins | September 7, 2021

On Miss America’s Brief—But Real—Activist Phase

On Miss America’s Brief—But Real—Activist Phase

When the Pageant Gave Airtime to Advocacy to Draw Viewers

By Amy Argetsinger | September 7, 2021

The Role That Got Away: Hayley Mills on (Almost) Playing Lolita

The Role That Got Away: Hayley Mills on (Almost) Playing Lolita

The Iconic Actor Recalls the Near Misses of Her Post-Pollyanna Career

By Hayley Mills | September 7, 2021

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How White Violence Turned a Peaceful Civil Rights Demonstration Into Mayhem

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<em>The Chair</em> Castigates Every Academic Archetype, With Good Reason

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