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    Buddhism

    Literature in the Bardo: Tenzin Dickie on the Past, Present, and Future of the Tibetan Essay

    By Tenzin Dickie  June 26, 2023
    Keen On

    R.K. Russell on Being Black and Bisexual in the National Football League

    By Keen On  June 26, 2023
    Keen On

    Jackson Lears on the American Pursuit of Vitality From Walt Whitman to Donald Trump

    By Keen On  June 26, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Revisiting The Graduate: Is It Outdated?

    By History of Literature  June 26, 2023
    Keen On

    Jason Del Rey on the Amazon vs. Walmart War For Our Wallets, Bodies, and Souls

    By Keen On  June 26, 2023
    Keen On

    Garrett Neiman on Uprooting the Old Boy’s Club in Order to Transform America

    By Keen On  June 26, 2023
    The Hub

    Here are the winners of the 2023 Firecracker Awards.

    By Janet Manley  June 23, 2023
    What to Watch

    Against the Cynicism Cycle: Why TV Could Do with Less Moral Grayness

    By Noah Ciubotaru  June 23, 2023
    Nazi Resistance

    Between Fear and Resignation: How German Writers Reacted to Hitler’s Rise

    By Uwe Wittstock  June 23, 2023
    What to Watch

    Beyond the Road Not Taken: Past Lives is a Love Story of Thoughtful Restraint

    By Olivia Rutigliano  June 23, 2023
    Literary Criticism

    More Than A Children’s Story: The Velveteen Rabbit At 100

    By Lisa Rowe Fraustino  June 23, 2023
    The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

    Chasten Buttigieg on Writing the Book He Wished He’d Had Growing Up

    By The Literary Life  June 23, 2023
    Keen On

    Stephen Kiernan on Marc Chagall’s Life in France and Experience of WWII

    By Keen On  June 23, 2023
    Coming of Age

    Coming of Age in Central Florida’s Orange Groves

    By Anne Hull  June 23, 2023
    Keen On

    Peter Cave on the Scholars, Dreamers, and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live

    By Keen On  June 23, 2023
    The Hub

    Read a classic review of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower.

    By Dan Sheehan  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    Fabio (yes, Fabio) thinks the portrayal of men in modern romance novels is “hogwash.”

    By Emily Temple  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    A rare Maurice Sendak story will be published next year.

    By Janet Manley  June 22, 2023
    The Hub

    The Nation is bringing back Bookforum, baby.

    By Janet Manley  June 22, 2023
    What to Watch

    Umberto Eco’s Favorite Books Give New Meaning to the Phrase “Deep Cut”

    By Literary Hub  June 22, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Jacinda Townsend on Why Democrats Are Skeptical of President Biden—and How He Can Win Them Back

    By Fiction Non Fiction  June 22, 2023
    Borders

    Borders and Rivers: On Language, Faith, and Family at the US/Mexico Border

    By Alejandra Oliva  June 22, 2023
    Philosophy

    On Learning How to Live From Ralph Waldo Emerson

    By Mark Matousek  June 22, 2023
    Women's History

    The Revolutionary Chinese Suffragette Who Challenged America’s Politics

    By Mattie Kahn  June 22, 2023
    Craftsmanship

    On the Beauty and Art of Making a Watch

    By Rebecca Struthers  June 22, 2023
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