On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

Two New Books That Trace Their Storytelling Legacies

By Tarisai Ngangura | November 26, 2019

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of <em>Citizen Kane</em>

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of Citizen Kane

Was Orson Welles's “Shallow Masterpiece” Just a Comic-Book Newspaper Comedy?

By Alan Jacobs | November 26, 2019

Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

Nicole Caputo on Designing the Cover for Humiliation

By Nicole Caputo | November 26, 2019

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

Kerri K. Greenidge on the Lasting Effects of 1902's Crumpacker Rally

By Kerri K Greenidge | November 26, 2019

Of Bohumil Hrabal's Six Loves, Guess How Many Were Cats?

Of Bohumil Hrabal's Six Loves, Guess How Many Were Cats?

The Answer is Almost All of Them

By Bohumil Hrabal | November 26, 2019

How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

On the Casting Intrigues Behind The Lord of the Rings (Bowie as Lord Elrond!)

By Garry O'Connor | November 26, 2019

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Neal Katyal’s new book about impeachment will help you survive Thanksgiving arguments with Uncle Flat Tax.

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Two Graphic Novels Ask: <br>Why Have Children in an Uncertain World?

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Self-Storage: <br>Reading John Cage in Reykjavik

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J. Mae Barizo on Memory, Forgetting, and the Flat Circle of Time

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The 78 Best Book Covers of 2019

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Meditations on a Sunday Morning While Driving on Sunset Boulevard

Meditations on a Sunday Morning While Driving on Sunset Boulevard

Sam Farahmand on the Endless Expanses of Language and Los Angeles

By Sam Farahmand | November 25, 2019

Naguib Mahfouz's Daughter Fights to Preserve Her Father's Legacy

Naguib Mahfouz's Daughter Fights to Preserve Her Father's Legacy

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