Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Miranda Popkey Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | May 11, 2021

How <em>Pretty in Pink</em> Star Andrew McCarthy Became an (Unlikely) Teen Heartthrob

How Pretty in Pink Star Andrew McCarthy Became an (Unlikely) Teen Heartthrob

The 80s Brat Pack Member on the Iconic Role that Changed His Career

By Andrew McCarthy | May 11, 2021

How Racism and Neglect Fueled the Rise of Gang Life in Denver

How Racism and Neglect Fueled the Rise of Gang Life in Denver

Julian Rubinstein Tells the Story of a Neighborhood

By Julian Rubinstein | May 11, 2021

Kenneth Cukier and Francis de Vericourt on the GOP’s<br> Framing Problem

Kenneth Cukier and Francis de Vericourt on the GOP’s
Framing Problem

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 11, 2021

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book, <br><em>Being Mortal</em>

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book,
Being Mortal

This Week on the Literary Disco Podcast

By Literary Disco | May 11, 2021

<em>Stop Saving the Planet!</em> by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

Stop Saving the Planet! by Jenny Price, Read by Hillary Huber

What Needs to Be Done?

By Behind the Mic | May 11, 2021

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Maya Angelou among the first ever American women to appear on the US quarter.

By Jonny Diamond | May 10, 2021

About all those unproduced screenplays William Faulkner wrote . . .

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

A police union has gotten a book banned from classrooms for promoting “anti-police propaganda.”

By Walker Caplan | May 10, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

Reckoning with the Impact of the Camorra on My Family’s Livelihood

John Domini on Life Within “The System” in Naples

By John Domini | May 10, 2021

How American Sports’ COVID Patient Zero Nearly Became a National Pariah

How American Sports’ COVID Patient Zero Nearly Became a National Pariah

Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert Speaks Candidly with Ben Golliver

By Ben Golliver | May 10, 2021

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

The Complicated Grief of Trying to Adopt a Child

Sarah Sentilles: “I was an animal in my grief. Wild. Ready to protect my young, but I didn’t have any.”

By Sarah Sentilles | May 10, 2021

Interview with a Journal: <em>The Point</em>

Interview with a Journal: The Point

Everything You Need to Know About the James Wood-Approved Magazine of Philosophical Writing

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 10, 2021

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

Anna Dorn Tries to Stay Out of the Family Business

By Anna Dorn | May 10, 2021

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