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In Praise of an Afternoon at the Movies

In Praise of an Afternoon at the Movies

Alone in a Quiet Theater, I Wait to Lose Myself

By Donna Masini | June 11, 2018

Abraham Lincoln: Breaking Down the Myth of a Perfect President

Abraham Lincoln: Breaking Down the Myth of a Perfect President

Fred Kaplan on the Antislavery Moralist Who Distrusted Abolitionism

By Fred Kaplan | June 11, 2018

The Photographer Who Recorded Assad's Torture

The Photographer Who Recorded Assad's Torture

How One Man Risked His Life For Justice in Syria

By Garance Le Caisne | June 8, 2018

How LA Became a Destination on the Rare Book Trail

How LA Became a Destination on the Rare Book Trail

In the 1930s, Bookstores Were a Haven Artists, Actors, and Raconteurs

By Victoria Dailey | June 8, 2018

Surviving a Winter in the Rockies in the Name of Writing

Surviving a Winter in the Rockies in the Name of Writing

Life in a Horse Barn at 8,000 Feet

By Karen Auvinen | June 8, 2018

How <em>Vanya on 42nd Street</em> Captured a Changing New York City

How Vanya on 42nd Street Captured a Changing New York City

On the Film Adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya

By Andy Merrifield | June 8, 2018

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How Prince Helped Me Feel Seen

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The Truth About Fiction vs. Nonfiction

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Life in the Borderlands, from Mexico to Hungary

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On the Pain of Breaking Up with My Old Apartment

On the Pain of Breaking Up with My Old Apartment

Adrienne Celt Tries to Settle Into Her New Home

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The Abortion Clinic That Wasn't

The Abortion Clinic That Wasn't

A First-Hand Account of the Anti-Choice Movement's Mass Deception

By Emily Heiden | June 7, 2018

Salman Rushdie on His Sister's Iconic Cookbook

Salman Rushdie on His Sister's Iconic Cookbook

Sameen Rushdie's Home Cooking Comes to American Kitchens

By Salman Rushdie | June 7, 2018

The False Nobility of Space Billionaires

The False Nobility of Space Billionaires

How Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are Commercializing the Space Race

By Michael Dulaney | June 6, 2018

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

Kristen Arnett Comes to Terms with Libraries in Pop Culture

By Kristen Arnett | June 6, 2018

Galaxies Unto Themselves: Lorna Simpson's Collages of Black Women's Hair

Galaxies Unto Themselves: Lorna Simpson's Collages of Black Women's Hair

"Black Women are the Shimmering Surface and the Power Beneath"

By Elizabeth Alexander | June 6, 2018

When Your Childhood Memories Get Privatized

When Your Childhood Memories Get Privatized

On Summers Spent Swimming in a Manmade Lake

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