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If you were going to choose an author to rewrite The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Jim/James, it would be difficult to find a better candidate for the job than Percival ...

The term “sleeping beauties” was new to me as a designation for artists, technologies, and scientific theories rediscovered after they had become obscure or were initially overlooked. David Byrne came ...

Our heart is in California, but our interests are everywhere.

In the Preface to The Pornography Wars, Kelsy Burke explains her methodology as a sociologist, writing that she doesn’t assume that others who hold beliefs radically different from her own are liars, ...

If you thought the Greek and Roman classics were stuffy but serious and timeless guides to the Good, the Beautiful, and the Wise, Mary Beard is here to tell you that you’re wrong: “Debate, ...