The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

The Queer Relationship That Powered Rachel Carson’s Nature Writing

Lida Maxwell on Dorothy Freeman, “Silent Spring,” and Rejecting Heteronormativity

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10 radical works of fiction and nonfiction that inspired Kylie Cheung's book on post-Dobbs violence.

10 radical works of fiction and nonfiction that inspired Kylie Cheung's book on post-Dobbs violence.

By James Folta | July 17, 2025

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

By James Folta | July 17, 2025

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2025

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On <em>Black Panther</em> and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Other Worlds, Other Futures: On Black Panther and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

Ekow Eshun Explores the Possibilities of Black Futures That Transcend the Expectations of Modernity

By Ekow Eshun | July 11, 2025

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

“When you're disgustingly wealthy, your days don’t have to be touched by banal oppressors, like the office or public transportation.”

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

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The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

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A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity.

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What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

Peter Balakian on Richard Hofstadter and the Current Assault on Academia

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Surprisingly, the Supreme Court did a good thing for libraries this term.

Surprisingly, the Supreme Court did a good thing for libraries this term.

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Fed up with big legacy news? Here are 13 independent, worker-owned outlets to support.

Fed up with big legacy news? Here are 13 independent, worker-owned outlets to support.

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Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

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Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull on William “Joe Writs” Johnson, Law Libraries, and a Constitutional Battle

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How Much is Too Much? On Bearing Witness to Violence in the Digital Age

How Much is Too Much? On Bearing Witness to Violence in the Digital Age

Will Potter Considers the Psychological and Social Impact of the (Over) Saturation of Cruelty in the Contemporary Era

By Will Potter | July 7, 2025

What Are the Revolutionaries Reading? Activists Recommend Essential Texts

What Are the Revolutionaries Reading? Activists Recommend Essential Texts

Suzanne Cope Talks to Darlene Okpo, Jacob A.C. Remes, Julie Schweitert Colazzo and Steff Reed

By Suzanne Cope | July 3, 2025

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity

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Lauren O'Neill Butler on Shotgun Houses, Segregation, and the Art of Rick Lowe and John Biggers

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