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Nabokov on the Wondrous World of Russian Toys

Nabokov on the Wondrous World of Russian Toys

Finding Art in Commonplace Things

By Vladimir Nabokov | November 14, 2019

You're Almost Definitely More of a Jerk Than You Think You Are

You're Almost Definitely More of a Jerk Than You Think You Are

Toward a Theory of Unpleasant Behavior

By Eric Schwitzgebel | November 14, 2019

4 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Pittsburgh

4 Reasons a Writer Should Move to Pittsburgh

Kristofer Collins: Pittsburgh is... Littsburgh?

By Kristofer Collins | November 14, 2019

On the Humorous Surrealism <br>of Mimi Parent

On the Humorous Surrealism
of Mimi Parent

Penelope Rosemont Remembers Her Friend,
the "Aeronaut of Invisible Spaces"

By Penelope Rosemont | November 14, 2019

When Will We Pay Attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

When Will We Pay Attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

Jessica McDiarmid on the Highway of Tears

By Jessica McDiarmid | November 14, 2019

Searching for Trans Identity in Jewish Texts

Searching for Trans Identity in Jewish Texts

Abby Stein on the Struggle to Understand Her Place in Judaism

By Abby Stein | November 14, 2019

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Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport has won the 2019 Goldsmiths Prize.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 13, 2019

Here's the 2018 VIDA Count.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 13, 2019

Some smart things to read on Impeachment Day.

By Jonny Diamond | November 13, 2019

Sally Rooney, Chanel Miller, and Jason Reynolds are the

Sally Rooney, Chanel Miller, and Jason Reynolds are the "next" most influential people of the year.

By Emily Temple | November 13, 2019

High School Crush: On Literary Longing and Misdirected Lust

High School Crush: On Literary Longing and Misdirected Lust

From Little Women to Fleabag, Janet Manley
Considers Action at a Distance

By Janet Manley | November 13, 2019

Broken Heart? Immanuel Kant is Here to Help

Broken Heart? Immanuel Kant is Here to Help

Sometimes, the Best Advice Comes From an Old Dead German

By Marie Robert | November 13, 2019

Let's Talk About Love: A Lost Vocabulary of Amorous Terms

Let's Talk About Love: A Lost Vocabulary of Amorous Terms

If You Love Someone, Give Them the Sheep's Eye

By Paul Anthony Jones | November 13, 2019

A Day in the Life of a Food Critic: <br>Chef Tantrums Included

A Day in the Life of a Food Critic:
Chef Tantrums Included

Adam Platt on the Time Mario Batali Called Him “a Miserable Fuck”

By Adam Platt | November 13, 2019

Navigating a World That Sees My Black Son's Suffering as Incidental

Navigating a World That Sees My Black Son's Suffering as Incidental

Jerald Walker on the Systemic Disregard of the Medical Establishment

By Jerald Walker | November 13, 2019

Life Inside Guantánamo: <br> An Oral History

Life Inside Guantánamo:
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Testimonies from America's Most Infamous Prison

By Peter Jan Honigsberg | November 13, 2019

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