As the Civil War loomed, weapons — like the recently invented bowie knife and rifles that were shipped to Kansas hidden in crates labeled as bibles — became complex political symbols.
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Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
An Interview with MacArthur ‘Genius’ Viet Thanh Nguyen
2017 MacArthur fellow Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses questions of justice, diversity in literature, and empathy across cultures.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Reading List
How We Got to Here: A Charlottesville Reading List
This weekend’s events will resonate long after the crowd was dispersed, long after the cable news trucks leave, long after the school year begins.
Posted inBooks, Commentary
This Month in Books: ‘When Will I Be a Winner?’ or, ‘Mr. President, I Have a Headache’
In this month’s books newsletter, you’re going to get tired of winning.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Home Field Disadvantage
What will it take to get women’s baseball the recognition it deserves?
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Science & Nature
Welcome to the Center of the Universe
For the men and women who use the Deep Space Network to talk to the heavens, failure is not an option.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Science & Nature, Story
Welcome to the Center of the Universe
For the men and women who use the Deep Space Network to talk to the heavens, failure is not an option.
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Story
Land Not Theirs
Reckoning with a religious upbringing means confronting religion’s role in oppressing women and people of color.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Here are the stories we loved this week. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary Rachel Aviv | The New Yorker | Jan 16, 2017 | 45 minutes (11,296 words) A profile of Albert Woodfox, a man originally sentenced to 50 years […]
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Ferrante in Fragments of Her Choosing
At The New Republic, novelist Alexander Chee has an essay/review of Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey, Ferrante’s new book of selected letters and interviews spanning nearly two-and-a-half decades.
