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How One Man Walked 6,000 Miles Across America's Largest Metropolis

How One Man Walked 6,000 Miles Across America's Largest Metropolis

William B. Helmreich Explores the Dynamic, Sleepless Multicultural Tapestry of New York City

By William B. Helmreich | August 11, 2023

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

Order vs. Randomness: What Math Can Teach Us About the Stage

Leopoldstadt"> Stephen Abbott Helps Make Sense of the Mathematical Underpinnings of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt

By Stephen Abbott | June 9, 2023

How to Brainwash Yourself: Grace Lavery on the Devices of Trans Identity in Literature

How to Brainwash Yourself: Grace Lavery on the Devices of Trans Identity in Literature

“George Eliot was, unquestionably, a trans author.”

By Grace Lavery | May 31, 2023

Five Folklorists You’ve Never Heard Of: A Reading List of Overlooked Fairy Tales

Five Folklorists You’ve Never Heard Of: A Reading List of Overlooked Fairy Tales

Jack Zipes Recommends Édouard Labouylaye, Hermynia Zur Mühlen, and More

By Jack Zipes | April 6, 2023

Fabio Pusterla on Discovering a Lifelong Love of Poetry

Fabio Pusterla on Discovering a Lifelong Love of Poetry

“I felt as though I’d found a language and voice capable of articulating my inner life.”

By Fabio Pusterla and Will Schutt | April 3, 2023

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“I Feel Like a Feather Floating in the Atmosphere.” How Thoreau Reckoned with the Loss of His Brother

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Robert D. Richardson on the Writers’ Grief-Stricken Observations

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Dale Greenwalt on the Detection of Ancient Diseases

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“It is an erudite despair."

By Jed Rasula | December 8, 2022

“Giacometti Slept with the Lights On...” And Other Encounters with Mid-Century Art Stars

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Barbara Chase-Riboud Has Some Stories to Tell

By Barbara Chase-Riboud | October 31, 2022

How Monuments Help Us Remember—Or Not Remember—the Past

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By Andrew Shanken | October 18, 2022

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Henrietta Harrison on a Key Episode in Diplomatic History

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