The Long History of Blaming the Devout During a Plague

The Long History of Blaming the Devout During a Plague

Historian Alan Mikhail on Islamophobia Then and Now

By Alan Mikhail | June 15, 2020

Here's Shaq reading an Edward Hirsch poem about basketball.

Here's Shaq reading an Edward Hirsch poem about basketball.

By Dan Sheehan | June 12, 2020

Hilary Mantel celebrates Father's Day early by naming her new collection <em>Mantel Pieces</em>.

Hilary Mantel celebrates Father's Day early by naming her new collection Mantel Pieces.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 12, 2020

The Internet Archive is ending the National Emergency Library over lawsuit from publishers.

The Internet Archive is ending the National Emergency Library over lawsuit from publishers.

By Corinne Segal | June 12, 2020

Letter From Brooklyn: Finding Justice<br> in the Streets

Letter From Brooklyn: Finding Justice
in the Streets

Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the Shift From Pandemic to Protest

By Pitchaya Sudbanthad | June 12, 2020

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical

On Charles Dickens' Devious, Hypocritical "Nice Guy" Cop

Meet Mr. Bucket, Embodiment of Dickens' Misgivings About Police

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 12, 2020

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How to Grieve the Living: A Conversation with Stephanie Danler

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How Fringe Christian Nationalists Made Abortion a Central Political Issue

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How Children's Books Can Help Parents Talk About Race

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Zadie Smith wrote an entire essay collection in lockdown, and you can read it in July.

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Take a look at Charles Dickens's handwritten manuscript of <em>Oliver Twist</em>.

Take a look at Charles Dickens's handwritten manuscript of Oliver Twist.

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According to the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller lists, a lot of people are reading about racism.

According to the New York Times bestseller lists, a lot of people are reading about racism.

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Monika Zgustova on Reading and Resistance

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Coming to Terms With Queerness in the Men's Underwear Section

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Matt Ortile on Calvin Klein, Race, and Masculinity Stereotypes

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How Do You Write About a Woman Who Loathed the Spotlight?

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Alice Miller on Georgie Hyde-Lees, Who Was Married to a Famous Irish Poet

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Death and The Cloud: How to Grieve in the Digital Afterlife

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Angela Rose Brussel on Too Much Memory—and Not Enough

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