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Letters From the November 11/December 7, 2020, Issue Letters From the November 11/December 7, 2020, Issue

Hofstadter’s legacy…

Nov 17, 2020 / Our Readers and Jeet Heer

The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature

The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature The Radical Origins of Self-Help Literature

How did the genre of self-help go from one focused on collective empowerment to one serving the class hierarchy as it stands?

Nov 17, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Eviction Notice

Eviction Notice Eviction Notice

Trump: squatter in chief.

Nov 16, 2020 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel

The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel The Long and Terrifying History of the Blood Libel

A new history by Magda Teter tracks the spread of the pernicious myth and the role new technologies and communication tools played in its dissemination.

Nov 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / David Nirenberg

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Trump’s Response to Losing the Vote Trump’s Response to Losing the Vote

Tradition in America relates That losing presidential candidates Speak graciously, in phrases meant to heal And serve to benefit our commonweal. And what of Trump’s will scholars b…

Nov 14, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Is There a Cure for Burnout?

Is There a Cure for Burnout? Is There a Cure for Burnout?

Anne Helen Petersen’s Can't Even grapples with the miseries of millennial work.

Nov 12, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Gordon

Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild

Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild Jack Halberstam’s Call of the Wild

In an interview, the radical social thinker says the idea of “the wild” can help us dismantle our unjust world.

Nov 12, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

The Limits of the Viral Book Review

The Limits of the Viral Book Review The Limits of the Viral Book Review

Why are literary critics fixating on one quality nowadays?

Nov 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

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Bye, Donald Bye, Donald

The only reason Biden got more votes was because there was so much vote counting.

Nov 10, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait

Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait

The painter’s memoir Self-Portrait is a revelation.   

Nov 9, 2020 / Sophie Haigney

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