Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Why the World’s First Celebrity Sex Therapist Had to Flee the Nazis

Daniel Brook on Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld a Queer Pioneer of the Study of Human Sexuality

By Daniel Brook | May 14, 2025

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

Alex Foster on What Draws Us to Doomsday Fantasies, and Why We Should Resist the Urge to Indulge Them

By Alex Foster | May 14, 2025

Defeating Death: On the Motivations and Methods of People Who Want to Live Forever

Defeating Death: On the Motivations and Methods of People Who Want to Live Forever

Amy Larocca Explores Some of the Most Extreme Manifestations of Contemporary Wellness Culture

By Amy Larocca | May 14, 2025

Against Algorithms: Why Tuning Out is an Essential Part of the Creative Process

Against Algorithms: Why Tuning Out is an Essential Part of the Creative Process

Ling Ling Huang on the Importance of Keeping True to Your Own Thoughts

By Ling Ling Huang | May 14, 2025

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

By Brittany Allen | May 13, 2025

Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

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By James Folta | May 13, 2025

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On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

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Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Explore AI History, the Cold War, and a Fatally Overhyped Idea

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On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

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Why Donald Trump and JD Vance Can’t Stop Talking About Dolls

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Alissa Quart on the Social Class Kitsch Behind One of the Weirder Moments in Recent Politics

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Here are the finalists for the $20,000 DAG Prize for Literature.

Here are the finalists for the $20,000 DAG Prize for Literature.

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One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's

One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's "A City of Churches"

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2025

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

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Tracy Slater Warns Us All About History Repeating Itself

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