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Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton

An open book with magnifying glass.

Does It Hold Up?

Classic works, reconsidered

Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton

Does It Hold Up?

Classic works, reconsidered

Illustration of the book How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

Does Soccer Still Explain the World?

Franklin Foer’s bestselling 2004 book helped sell soccer to Americans thanks in part to a defense of globalization.

Illustration of the book A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf with a magn

The Loneliness of A Room of One’s Own

Virginia Woolf put forward an enduring vision of women with the space and financial stability to write. But it’s also a sad vision—of isolated writers, cut off from peers or mentors.

Illustration of the book "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott’s Battle Against Writer’s Block

Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to the creative process.

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An illustration of a The Denial of Death book

The One Percent’s Fear of Death Is Wreaking Havoc on the World

Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death posited that we act out in antisocial ways—and even embrace authoritarians—because we cannot face our own unavoidable demise.