Is Peter Thiel a “bad fan” of <em>LOTR</em>?

Is Peter Thiel a “bad fan” of LOTR?

By Brittany Allen | May 5, 2026

To Be Honest in Poetry Right Now is to Embrace the Abstract, Negative, and Weak

To Be Honest in Poetry Right Now is to Embrace the Abstract, Negative, and Weak

An Essay and Poem by Xuela Zhang

By Xuela Zhang | May 4, 2026

Satire Isn’t Dead, We Just Misunderstand It

Satire Isn’t Dead, We Just Misunderstand It

Erin Van Der Meer on What We Get Wrong About Satire

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What can we expect from Tim Heidecker’s <em>InfoWars</em>?

What can we expect from Tim Heidecker’s InfoWars?

By Brittany Allen | April 29, 2026

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

Benoit Denizet-Lewis Explores the Clash Between Progressive Activism and New Age Spirituality

By Benoit Denizet-Lewis | April 29, 2026

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

Erin Osmon Explores the Antiracist and Social Justice Ethos Underpinning the Midwestern Rocker’s Career

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On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

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The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

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Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

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Megan Garber on Placelessness, Pop Culture, and the Panopticon of Spectacle

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Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

Why a group of writers and artists is boycotting the 92nd Street Y.

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When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

When (and Why) Exactly Did Elon Musk Make His Hard Turn to the Right?

Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff on the Deciding Factors Behind the Tech Billionaire's Political Shift

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This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

This Week in Literary History: Mae West is Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail for Obscenity

“She seemed to go to extremes in order to make the play as obscene and immoral as possible.”

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This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

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