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Writer, Farmer, Literary Misfit: In Memory of the Late Stanley Crawford

Writer, Farmer, Literary Misfit: In Memory of the Late Stanley Crawford

Alex Trimble Young Remembers a Writer of “Unbrandable” Books

By Alex Trimble Young | March 25, 2024

Fashionably Old: Lyn Slater on Aging With Attitude

Fashionably Old: Lyn Slater on Aging With Attitude

“It’s time to write a new story, to reuse in imaginative ways garments that already hang in my closet.”

By Lyn Slater | March 15, 2024

The Rarely Seen Color Photographs of Garry Winogrand

The Rarely Seen Color Photographs of Garry Winogrand

Michael Almereyda on the Famed Photographer’s Use of Color

By Michael Almereyda | February 26, 2024

Anna Sui's new collection is inspired by Agatha Christie, so obviously the runway was at the Strand.

Anna Sui's new collection is inspired by Agatha Christie, so obviously the runway was at the Strand.

By Emily Temple | February 12, 2024

Taking Down the System, Seductively: On Women Who Use Beauty as Currency

Taking Down the System, Seductively: On Women Who Use Beauty as Currency

Celine Saintclare Recommends Mona Awad, Emma Cline, Frances Cha, and More

By Celine Saintclare | January 12, 2024

More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner

More Than Meets the Eye: On the Ancient Origins and Diverse Uses of Eyeliner

Zahra Hankir Explores the Cosmetic’s Relationship with Beauty, Power and Spirituality

By Zahra Hankir | December 5, 2023

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Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

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Graffiti Gentrification: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the Exploitation of Basquiat

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Dissenting in Style: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Collars Became Political Signifiers

By Elinor Carucci and Sara Bader | November 13, 2023

Dwight Garner on the Long History of Writers and America's Greatest Invention, the Martini

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A Look at Patricia Highsmith, Norman Mailer, Gary Shteyngart, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and More

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How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation

How the Humble Pocket Came to Signify Feminist Liberation

Hannah Carlson Explores the History of Women's Pockets

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What Do Writers Do On Instagram?

What Do Writers Do On Instagram?

From Amit Chaudhuri, Andrew O'Hagan, Kamila Shamsie and More

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How Oscar Wilde Created a Queer, Mysterious Symbol in Green Carnations

How Oscar Wilde Created a Queer, Mysterious Symbol in Green Carnations

Tara Isabella Burton on One of Literature’s Great Trendsetters

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What to Do If Your House is Overflowing with Books

What to Do If Your House is Overflowing with Books

Emily Grosvenor Offers Some Interior Design Tips for the Struggling Bibliophile

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How to Think Like a Costume Designer When Writing Historical Fiction

How to Think Like a Costume Designer When Writing Historical Fiction

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Kate Strasdin Talks Fashion, Fabric, and Femininity in 19th-Century England

Kate Strasdin Talks Fashion, Fabric, and Femininity in 19th-Century England

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