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Why the West Won’t Die

Naoíse Mac Sweeney on writing a different kind of “big history” book

by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, June 09, 2023

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Last Dance

At a World War II internment camp, George Igawa entertained thousands of incarcerated Japanese Americans—while teaching a band of novices how to swing

by Julian Saporiti | Thursday, June 08, 2023

Read Me a Poem

“Leap Minnows, Leap” by James Still

Poems read aloud, beautifully

by Amanda Holmes | Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Web Essays

Just Imagine

Adam Smith on the faculty that makes us human

by Robert Zaretsky | Monday, June 05, 2023

Smarty Pants Podcast

No-No-Novel

Resurrecting the legacy of John Okada, the first Japanese-American novelist

by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, June 02, 2023

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A Kingdom of Little Animals

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms made possible the revolutionary advances in biology and medicine that continue to inform our Covid age

by Laura J. Snyder | Thursday, June 01, 2023

Tuning Up

Get Me Rewrite!

The relationship between a renowned author and a consummate editor can sometimes make for high drama

by Eric Wills | Thursday, June 01, 2023

Asturias Days

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by Clellan Coe | Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Last Dance

At a World War II internment camp, George Igawa entertained thousands of incarcerated Japanese Americans—while teaching a band of novices how to swing

by Julian Saporiti

Cover Story

A Kingdom of Little Animals

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms made possible the revolutionary advances in biology and medicine that continue to inform our Covid age

by Laura J. Snyder

Book Reviews

Frontline Oracle

A new biography of America’s most beloved grunt reporter

by Elizabeth D. Samet

Tuning Up

Get Me Rewrite!

The relationship between a renowned author and a consummate editor can sometimes make for high drama

by Eric Wills

Commonplace Book

Summer 2023

by Anne Matthews