The 2020 Oscar Nominations Prove That Hollywood Still Hasn't Seen Through the Smoke

The 2020 Oscar Nominations Prove That Hollywood Still Hasn't Seen Through the Smoke

The American Film Establishment is Everything But Progressive

By Naomi McDougall Jones | February 7, 2020

V. British news: Julian Fellowes will write the script for <em>The Wind in the Willows</em> movie.

V. British news: Julian Fellowes will write the script for The Wind in the Willows movie.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 6, 2020

The next novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead saga could be one of the most important books of 2020.

The next novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead saga could be one of the most important books of 2020.

By Aaron Robertson | February 6, 2020

Roxane Gay's favorite book of 2019 was <em>Girl, Woman, Other</em>.

Roxane Gay's favorite book of 2019 was Girl, Woman, Other.

By Corinne Segal | February 6, 2020

Even the Founding Fathers Couldn't Envision a President Like Trump

Even the Founding Fathers Couldn't Envision a President Like Trump

Liesl Schillinger on Alexander Hamilton, Alexis de Tocqueville, and the Power of the Presidency

By Liesl Schillinger | February 6, 2020

Day Three at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: 'The Whole Palace Was Bugged!'

Day Three at Yalta, the Conference That Shaped the World: 'The Whole Palace Was Bugged!'

Diana Preston's Day-By-Day Account of the Historic Summit, 75 Years Later

By Diana Preston | February 6, 2020

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Lawrence of Arabia Understood the Middle East Better Than Many Modern Leaders

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To Understand America's Fear-Driven Response to Terrorism, Look to Chicago

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Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor

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Kamau Brathwaite, a leading figure of postwar Caribbean literature, has died at 89.

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Barnes & Noble's diverse covers initiative is... not great!

Barnes & Noble's diverse covers initiative is... not great!

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Do We Still Know Our Own Faces in This Tech-Dominated Society?

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Jessica Helfand on the Clarity and Secrecy of Human Faces

By Jessica Helfand | February 5, 2020

Modern Marriage, Pseudo Love, and the <em>Marriage Story</em> Problem

Modern Marriage, Pseudo Love, and the Marriage Story Problem

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