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As Much Power As the President: How Billionaires Became More Influential than World Leaders

As Much Power As the President: How Billionaires Became More Influential than World Leaders

Rob Larson on Income Inequality, Blurring Class Distinctions, and How Money Became Synonymous with Power

By Rob Larson | August 29, 2024

We Live in Uncertain Times... But Haven’t We Always?

We Live in Uncertain Times... But Haven’t We Always?

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza Makes the Case For Being Comfortable With Not Knowing

By Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | August 29, 2024

Here are the finalists for the 2024 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2024 Kirkus Prize.

By Brittany Allen | August 28, 2024

The Best Novel About 21st-Century Male Loneliness Was Written in 1989

The Best Novel About 21st-Century Male Loneliness Was Written in 1989

Tobias Carroll on M. John Harrison’s Rock Climbing Novel, “Climbers”

By Tobias Carroll | August 28, 2024

What <em>Red Dead Redemption II</em> Reveals About Our Myths of the American West

What Red Dead Redemption II Reveals About Our Myths of the American West

Tore C. Olsson on the Making of a Centuries-Old Obsession at the Heart of American National Identity

By Tore C. Olsson | August 28, 2024

The 10 Best Book Covers of August

The 10 Best Book Covers of August

A Slippery Month

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2024

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How the Massacre of Beziers Marked the Beginning of Centuries of Violence in Europe

By T. D. Allman | August 28, 2024

Schrödinger’s Catch: Applying the Rules of Quantum Physics to Queer Dating

By Hannah Silva | August 28, 2024

Escaping Genocide:
Diary of a Life in Gaza

By Nahil Mohana | August 27, 2024

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s <em> Vanity Fair Diaries. </em>

The spiciest takeaways from Tina Brown’s Vanity Fair Diaries.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2024

Love in the Time of Hillbilly Elegy: On JD Vance’s Appalachian Grift

Love in the Time of Hillbilly Elegy: On JD Vance’s Appalachian Grift

Justin B. Wymer Knows a Snake When He Sees One

By Justin B. Wymer | August 27, 2024

Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

Alexandra Marshall Explores the Tension Between the Diverging Demands of Fiction and Memoir

By Alexandra Marshall | August 27, 2024

How Foreign Tyrants Contract American Lobbyists to Whitewash Their Crimes

How Foreign Tyrants Contract American Lobbyists to Whitewash Their Crimes

Casey Michel on the Long History of Dark Money and Shadowy Influence in the Hallowed Halls of Washington DC

By Casey Michel | August 27, 2024

An Italian robbery was averted thanks to a good book.

An Italian robbery was averted thanks to a good book.

By James Folta | August 26, 2024

When Art Talks Back: Jonathan Lethem on Graffiti As Visual and Written Expression

When Art Talks Back: Jonathan Lethem on Graffiti As Visual and Written Expression

Exploring Artistic Scribbling in a Rapidly Gentrifying New York City

By Jonathan Lethem | August 26, 2024

How Weimar Berlin Inspired Christopher Isherwood’s <em>Sally Bowles</em>

How Weimar Berlin Inspired Christopher Isherwood’s Sally Bowles

Katherine Bucknell on the Tumultuous World That Made the Novella and Its Protagonist

By Katherine Bucknell | August 26, 2024

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