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How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

Grace Aldridge on Rereading Jane Austen After the End of Her Marriage

By Grace Aldridge | August 8, 2025

The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

The Wrong Story: Jeremy Atherton Lin on Writing Love and Politics

“We conspired to look unflinchingly at the messy parts.”

By Jeremy Atherton Lin | June 5, 2025

Rewatching <em>The Sound of Music</em> in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

Rewatching The Sound of Music in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

Meredith Hambrock on Women’s Ambition, Nazism, and Patriarchy on the 60th Anniversary of a Classic Film

By Meredith Hambrock | April 9, 2025

On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding)

On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding)

Mike Drucker Finds a Little Humor in Life’s Many Setbacks

By Mike Drucker | April 1, 2025

On Reading Ovid’s <em>Metamorphoses</em> As a Military Spouse

On Reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses As a Military Spouse

Jehanne Dubrow: “Writing is itself an act of metamorphosis; it fixes a narrative to the page so that our small lives endure beyond us.”

By Jehanne Dubrow | March 4, 2025

Actually, <em>Master and Commander</em> is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Actually, Master and Commander is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on the Queer Subtext of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin Series

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | February 4, 2025

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