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October 29, 2015
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The Passport Bubble
Selling citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis
October 28, 2015
Sarah Marshall
'Wicked City' and Our Enduring Obsession with Killer Couples
October 28, 2015
Sheila T. Cavanagh
Does 'Translating' Shakespeare Into Modern English Diminish His Greatness?
October 28, 2015
Elizabeth Winkler
Gloria Steinem's Feminist Road Trip
In her new memoir, the women's activist chronicles her life on the road
October 28, 2015
Truman Capote
“The Moth in the Flame”: An Unpublished Short Story by Truman Capote
Written for his high school literary magazine, this haunting story is now published for the first time.
October 28, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
The Fine Art of Fashion
A new book collects images of women in poses from famous paintings
October 27, 2015
Kate Bolick
Salem’s Reign of Terror
Stacy Schiff unravels the twisted history of the Salem Witch Trials.
October 27, 2015
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Justin Trudeau and the Case for Reclaiming "Pretty Boy"
October 27, 2015
Stacia L. Brown
The Untold History of African American Cookbooks
October 27, 2015
Ken Roth
How Twitter Helps Fight Human Rights Abuse
The director of Human Rights Watch on how social media enables many to spotlight abuse
October 26, 2015
Lisa Randall
How Dark Matter Gave Shape to the Universe
The mysterious particles may have indirectly paved the way for humanity—and killed the dinosaurs
October 26, 2015
Richard G. Stevens
Want Better Sleep? Stay in the Dark.
Electronics are affecting our sleep, but not in the way we’ve been told
October 26, 2015
Erin E. Murphy
How DNA Evidence Incriminated an Impossible Suspect
Not all DNA evidence is equally valuable or trustworthy
October 23, 2015
Alex Shephard
Harry Potter and the Diversified Brand
Seven years after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the Harry Potter franchise continues to expand
October 23, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
The Story Behind Those Frustrating Craft Beer Six-Pack Holders
October 23, 2015
Ian Svenonius
The Rise and Fall of College Rock
How yuppies and NPR gentrified punk
October 23, 2015
Jess Zimmerman
Real Women Throw Stones
What happens when women stop being polite and start getting real? The violent offenders of “Suffragette” do little to elevate social justice on film
October 23, 2015
Thomas Chatterton Williams
A ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Cartoonist’s Childhood in the Middle East
Riad Sattouf’s graphic memoir is an indictment of the adult world
October 23, 2015
Navneet Alang
Smartphones Have Created a New Kind of Loneliness
The difference between welcome solitude and scrolling through your phone
October 22, 2015
A.N. Devers
Marquis de Lafayette, American Hero
The making of the Revolutionary War General into a national icon

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