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In a message posted on Twitter February 6, 2024, Valetina Gomez, a candidate running for Missouri’s Secretary of State, stands poised with a flamethrower in her...

Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. When TV Critics Stop Being Polite...

Welcome to In The Club, a roundup of resources to keep your book group well-met, well-read, and well-fed. For the past few years, In the Club...

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Every morning before he writes, Bennet Sims stashes his phone in a safe. It’s not bulletproof, but it’s serious—the Kitchen Safe, a plastic bucket with a...

Happy Black History Month! Today’s pick is a few years old, but it has left a lasting impact on me. This is My America by Kim...

Femininity as Wish-Fulfillment Sara teach me how to girl my fingers pale against your stomach your boyfriend’s bike jolts us toward al-anṣariyyah mountains in the distance...

Let’s face it: 2024 has already been a tough year! What better way to dispel that bad energy than to indulge in a little retail therapy...

Cultural alienation is the feeling of being disconnected or estranged from one’s own culture or the culture in which one lives. While these stories traverse continents...

Every Lunar New Year, Chinese astrology welcomes a new animal into our lives, representing a new year, a new character, a new set of opportunities and...