Carving Our Canoes: On the Value of Building a Communal Life in an Atomized World

Carving Our Canoes: On the Value of Building a Communal Life in an Atomized World

Tyson Yunkaporta Considers the Possibilities and Limits of Indigenous Knowledge For Relieving Contemporary Malaise

By Tyson Yunkaporta | February 6, 2025

How a Norwegian Scientist Used Unconventional Means to Reach the North Pole

How a Norwegian Scientist Used Unconventional Means to Reach the North Pole

Neil Shubin on Fridtjof Nansen and the Scientific Legacy of 19th-Century Arctic Exploration

By Neil Shubin | February 6, 2025

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

Libraries are already contending with crappy, AI-generated books.

By James Folta | February 5, 2025

The world of groundhog prognosticators is much weirder—and darker—than you thought.

The world of groundhog prognosticators is much weirder—and darker—than you thought.

By James Folta | February 5, 2025

The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

The Making of an Anti-Woke Zealot: How Elon Musk Was Infected with the MAGA Mind-Virus

Eoin Higgins on the Paranoid Billionaire’s Rightward Swing

By Eoin Higgins | February 5, 2025

Finding Africa in Harlem: Displacement and Belonging in Claude McKay’s <em>Home to Harlem</em>

Finding Africa in Harlem: Displacement and Belonging in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem

Belinda Edmondson on the Peripatetic Perspective of a Landmark Novel

By Belinda Edmondson | February 5, 2025

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The Pursuit of Happiness: How Do We Find Purpose and Fulfillment in a Chaotic World?

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A Friendship Across the Color Line: How Shared Southern Roots Brought a Black Writer and a White Editor Together

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What should the cover of <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> look like?

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What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

What Publishing Can Do About Trump: Preserve the Independence of Our Bookstores and Libraries

“A just world starves fascism of the nutrients it needs to thrive.”

By Josh Cook | February 4, 2025

Actually, <em>Master and Commander</em> is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Actually, Master and Commander is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on the Queer Subtext of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin Series

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | February 4, 2025

Allegra Goodman on the (Almost) Life-Saving Power of Audiobooks

Allegra Goodman on the (Almost) Life-Saving Power of Audiobooks

“Books are merciful this way. They fill your mind with other people’s questions and dilemmas.”

By Allegra Goodman | February 4, 2025

How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification

How Many Licks? On Tootsie Pops, Desire and the Science of Delayed Gratification

Sarah Perry Explores the Psychological and Material Factors Behind Our Candy Consumption Habits

By Sarah Perry | February 4, 2025

Love Books? You Still Might Suffer From Bibliophobia

Love Books? You Still Might Suffer From Bibliophobia

Sarah Chihaya on the Real Consequences of Fearing Books

By Sarah Chihaya | February 4, 2025

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