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A Revolt Against Rationality: On the Utopian Dreams of Early 20th-Century Occultists

A Revolt Against Rationality: On the Utopian Dreams of Early 20th-Century Occultists

Raphael Cormack Explores the Emergence of a Spiritual Movement That Sought to Transform the Modern Age

By Raphael Cormack | March 14, 2025

From Philly to Derry: On the Americans Who Armed the IRA During The Troubles

From Philly to Derry: On the Americans Who Armed the IRA During The Troubles

Ali Watkins on Vincent Conlon’s Secret Life in the United States as an Operative and Gun-Running Irish Rebel

By Ali Watkins | March 11, 2025

Liverpool Never Forgets: On the Legacy of the Hillsborough Disaster

Liverpool Never Forgets: On the Legacy of the Hillsborough Disaster

Oliver Smith Considers Soccer as Sport and Religion in the United Kingdom

By Oliver Smith | March 10, 2025

Bare Before the Sublime: <br>A Short History of Nudity As Spiritual Practice

Bare Before the Sublime:
A Short History of Nudity As Spiritual Practice

Philip Carr-Gomm Explores the Relationship Between the Naked Body and Unconventional Spirituality Throughout the Ages

By Philip Carr-Gomm | March 4, 2025

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

From Bowie to Baseball to Bitcoin: Ten Nonfiction Books to Check Out in March

Featuring Titles by Russell Shorto, Ben Ratliff, Hannah Selinger, and More

By Literary Hub | February 28, 2025

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Rachel Wagner on Video Games, Violence and the Enduring Allure of the Vigilante Hero

By Rachel Wagner | February 26, 2025

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Secrets of the Deep South: In Search of Hidden Family and Collective History in Georgia

By David Levering Lewis | February 12, 2025

Mohammed El-Kurd on the Complexities of Victimhood, Resilience, and Portraying Palestinian Genocide

By Hanna Phifer | February 11, 2025

Matter, That Curious and Complex Illusion: Grieving for the Dead in a Universe of Atoms

By Guido Tonelli | January 23, 2025

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

Betty Shamieh on the Next Generation of Palestinian Fiction

The Author of “Too Soon” Considers Her Novel in Relation to Etaf Rum, Hala Alyan, and the Politics of Influence

By Betty Samieh | January 22, 2025

Pico Iyer on What We Can Learn From the Monastic Life

Pico Iyer on What We Can Learn From the Monastic Life

In Praise of Solitude, Contemplation and Connection

By Pico Iyer | January 21, 2025

The Danger of Lowering Your Heart’s Volume: On the Writing of Ross Gay and Amy Leach

The Danger of Lowering Your Heart’s Volume: On the Writing of Ross Gay and Amy Leach

Criticism by Jane Zwart, From the Latest Issue of “Image” Magazine

By Jane Zwart | January 15, 2025

What to read next based on your favorite film of the year (redux).

What to read next based on your favorite film of the year (redux).

By Brittany Allen | January 8, 2025

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

By Brittany Allen | January 6, 2025

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

By Ed Simon | December 13, 2024

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

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