On Life and Death and the Oldest Living Thing in Pennsylvania

On Life and Death and the Oldest Living Thing in Pennsylvania

Barbara Hurd on the Lessons of Robert Macfarlane's Underland

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Cover Reveal: <em>Freeman's</em> California Issue

Cover Reveal: Freeman's California Issue

John Freeman and Michael Salu on Visions of the Golden State

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On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

On the 18th-Century Origins of Celebrity Worship

Sharon Marcus Looks at the Role of Democracy and Individualism in the Rise of the "Famous"

By Sharon Marcus | June 10, 2019

The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

The American Myths of Westward Expansion That Just Won't Die

Lauren Markham on Two Very Different Stories of Manifest Destiny

By Lauren Markham | June 10, 2019

Books to Immerse Yourself in the Bookselling Life

Books to Immerse Yourself in the Bookselling Life

Andrea Lawlor Recommends Some Essential Bookselling Reads

By Andrea Lawlor | June 10, 2019

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Disappearing Archives: Sun Ra and Henry Dumas, Recorded in Conversation

Harmony Holiday on Jazz, Poetry, and a Rare Record of Mythic Black Friendship

By Harmony Holiday | June 10, 2019

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Joshua Nadel on the History of Brazilian Women's Futbol

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With Apologies to Orwell, We've Gone Way Past <em>1984</em>

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From Putin to Trump, We Are Being Told to "reject the evidence of your eyes and ears."

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5 Undersung Moments in History You Probably Didn't Learn About in Class

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Christopher Klein on the Irish Invasion of Canada, the Plot to Steal Lincoln's Corpse, and More

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Trying to Get Beyond the Cliches of Literary Brooklyn

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Richard Kreitner Visits the Stomping Grounds of Whitman, Moore, and Many Others

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Jack London, Rags to Riches and Back Again

Jack London, Rags to Riches and Back Again

Joy Lanzendorfer on the Author's First and Last Lives

By Joy Lanzendorfer | June 7, 2019

Rebecca Solnit: How Internet Insinuation Becomes Campaign Fact

Rebecca Solnit: How Internet Insinuation Becomes Campaign Fact

On the Curious Case of Elizabeth Warren and the "Charter School Lobbyist" Who Wasn't

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WWII historian James Holland selects the five best books about D-Day

WWII historian James Holland selects the five best books about D-Day

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