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Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections Catherine Lacey’s Missed Connections
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Aug 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Alana Pockros
Red Scares, Past and Present Red Scares, Past and Present
What are the parallels between the rise of McCarthyism in the 1950s and today?
Aug 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David Cole
Republicans Look to Rename the Kennedy Center Opera House After Melania Trump Republicans Look to Rename the Kennedy Center Opera House After Melania Trump
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Aug 12, 2025 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What History Tells Us About the Rise of Fiorello La Guardia What History Tells Us About the Rise of Fiorello La Guardia
Zohran Mamdani’s favorite mayor was nobody's idea of a shoo-in—until he became inevitable.
Aug 12, 2025 / Richard Kreitner
Imposter Ghazal for Forugh Imposter Ghazal for Forugh
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Mark Twain’s Many Lives Mark Twain’s Many Lives
A new biography depicts the different sides of the American author.
Aug 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
The Cold and Forbidding Worlds of Cynthia Ozick The Cold and Forbidding Worlds of Cynthia Ozick
In a new career-spanning collection of shorter fiction and nonfiction, the past often looms larger for Ozick than the present.
Aug 6, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Gold