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How a Lawyer of the Downtrodden Came To Represent Two Wealthy Killers

How a Lawyer of the Downtrodden Came To Represent Two Wealthy Killers

Greg King and Penny Wilson on Clarence Darrow, Leopold and Loeb's Defense Attorney

By Greg King and Penny Wilson | September 22, 2022

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

How Barack Obama Helped Joe Biden Become the 46th President of the United States

Gabriel Debenedetti on the Mutually Beneficial Relationship Between an Ex-President and His VP

By Gabriel Debenedetti | September 19, 2022

“A Romantic Poem” by John Koethe

“A Romantic Poem” by John Koethe

From the Collection Beyond Belief

By John Koethe | September 16, 2022

Ling Ma on Patterns of Return and the Ways Speculative Fiction Helps Illuminate Real Life

Ling Ma on Patterns of Return and the Ways Speculative Fiction Helps Illuminate Real Life

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Bliss Montage

By Jane Ciabattari | September 13, 2022

Jonathan Escoffery on Navigating Identity, Blackness, and Literary Fame

Jonathan Escoffery on Navigating Identity, Blackness, and Literary Fame

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of If I Survive You

By Jane Ciabattari | September 6, 2022

How Global Cities Can Best Adapt to the Coming Climate Crisis

How Global Cities Can Best Adapt to the Coming Climate Crisis

Gaia Vince on the Innovative Ways World Metropolises Can Improve Infrastructure and Welcome Climate Refugees

By Gaia Vince | August 29, 2022

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How Death Masks Blur the Lines Between Art, Mourning, and Remembrance

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What Langston Hughes Understood About How Power Relations Shaped US Census Data

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The Making of a Muse: When Edie Sedgwick Met Andy Warhol

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Black Holes: How Order Comes from Chaos in the Cosmos

Black Holes: How Order Comes from Chaos in the Cosmos

Antonio Padilla Unveils the Inner-Workings of Outer Space’s Most Mysterious and Misunderstood Phenomena

By Antonio Padilla | July 27, 2022

How ISIS Filled the Power Vacuum Left By US Forces In Iraq

How ISIS Filled the Power Vacuum Left By US Forces In Iraq

Michael R. Gordon on the Origins of America’s War Against the Islamic State

By Michael R. Gordon | July 26, 2022

How a <em>Lord of the Rings</em> and Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Almost Happened

How a Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Almost Happened

Ben Riggs on Missed Possibilities in the World of Roleplay Gaming

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How Literature Influenced Adolescent Ideas About Love in the 18th Century

How Literature Influenced Adolescent Ideas About Love in the 18th Century

John Wood Sweet on Sex, Love and Rape Culture in Early America

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Writing Into the Future: What Motherhood and Creativity Have in Common

Writing Into the Future: What Motherhood and Creativity Have in Common

Alexis Schaitkin on Bringing Babies and Novels Into the World

By Alexis Schaitkin | June 29, 2022

How 19th-Century Gun-Makers Helped Preserve the Union

How 19th-Century Gun-Makers Helped Preserve the Union

John Bainbridge, Jr. on the Weapons That Won the Civil War

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How the Disappearance of the Dinosaurs Created an Hospitable World for Humans

How the Disappearance of the Dinosaurs Created an Hospitable World for Humans

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