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Galaxies Unto Themselves: Lorna Simpson's Collages of Black Women's Hair

Galaxies Unto Themselves: Lorna Simpson's Collages of Black Women's Hair

"Black Women are the Shimmering Surface and the Power Beneath"

By Elizabeth Alexander | June 6, 2018

Why Is Caring About Fashion Considered Unserious?

Why Is Caring About Fashion Considered Unserious?

madison moore on Appearance, Class Status, and Sense of Self

By madison moore | April 19, 2018

When Vogue Went to Russia

When Vogue Went to Russia

Glossy Magazines and the Search for a New Normal in the Former Soviet Union.

By Michael Idov | February 21, 2018

Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

Let's Talk About the Fantasy of the Writer's Lifestyle

The Undying Trope of Glamorous Decay is Basically an Anthropologie Catalog

By Rosalie Knecht | January 31, 2018

Enjoying the Fleeting Nature of Theater, in the Wake of Cancer

Enjoying the Fleeting Nature of Theater, in the Wake of Cancer

Dan O'Brien Reflects on the Dramaturgical Beat

By Dan O'Brien | January 24, 2018

The Secret Literary History of Some of Your Favorite Colors

The Secret Literary History of Some of Your Favorite Colors

Yellow Books, L. Frank Baum's Emerald, and The Color Purple

By Kassia St. Clair | October 27, 2017

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The Greatest Goths in Literary History

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Young, Gifted, and Black: On the Politicization of Nina Simone

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Andy Warhol's Superstars and the Invention of Downtown New York

By Victor P. Corona | July 20, 2017

Celebrities: They're Not Just Like Us

Celebrities: They're Not Just Like Us

As Julie Klam Understands, That's the Entire Point

By Emily Harnett | July 19, 2017

Nancy Mitford, Inventor of Eccentric English Style

Nancy Mitford, Inventor of Eccentric English Style

On the (Very) Strong Fashion Opinions of a British Icon

By Terry Newman | June 19, 2017

New Clothes Won't Fix You (and Will Likely Cause Shame and Discomfort)

New Clothes Won't Fix You (and Will Likely Cause Shame and Discomfort)

The Time Scaachi Koul Got Trapped in a Skirt

By Scaachi Koul | May 1, 2017

One American's 44-Year Battle to Rebuild Shakespeare's Theater

One American's 44-Year Battle to Rebuild Shakespeare's Theater

How Sam Wanamaker Carried the Globe on His Shoulders

By Dominic Dromgoole | April 21, 2017

Discovering the Power of Storytelling in a Tattered Old Pulp Paperback

Discovering the Power of Storytelling in a Tattered Old Pulp Paperback

Eight-Year-Old Edie Meidav Reads The Twilight Zone, Gets Hooked...

By Edie Meidav | April 11, 2017

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

18 Non-Book Gifts for Literary People

What do you give someone who already has every book?

By Emily Temple | December 20, 2016

Stephanie Danler: On Losing Something Precious

Stephanie Danler: On Losing Something Precious

Of Talismans and the End of Love

By Stephanie Danler | June 10, 2016

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