Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Tarpley Hitt on the Iconic Toy’s Many International Imitators

By Tarpley Hitt | December 16, 2025

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

David S. Brown on Roosevelt’s Popularity, Charisma, and Progressive Politics

By David S. Brown | December 16, 2025

Amazon put an AI book explainer into Kindle so you can be even more easily distracted from your book.

Amazon put an AI book explainer into Kindle so you can be even more easily distracted from your book.

By James Folta | December 15, 2025

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

From Goodnight Moon to AI Slop.

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2025

Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

Stacy Mattingly on Place, Literature, and the Wounds of the Recent Past

By Stacy Mattingly | December 15, 2025

On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

A Roundtable on Our Climate Futures with Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, and Hannah Onoguwe

By Joey Eschrich, Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, Hannah Onoguwe | December 15, 2025

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How Sam Shepard Became the Star Playwright of New York’s Counterculture

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Can We Really Claim That Civilization is on the Steady Path of Progress?

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Want to start a literary magazine? The original <em> Paris Review </em> offices are for sale.

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Did Bob Cratchit really make more than an American on minimum wage?

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