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Should the Constitution Be Scrapped?

In a new book, Louis Michael Seidman claims that arguing about the constitutionality of laws and reforms is the cause of our harsh political discourse
February 05, 2013 | By Amy Crawford

Jane Austen’s English Countryside

Follow in the footsteps of Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters and take in the manors and gardens of rural England
January 25, 2013 | By Nina Fedrizzi

Take a Tour of Victor Hugo's Paris

As a film version of his Les Miserables hits theaters, consider traveling in the French writer’s footsteps
December 24, 2012 | By Nina Fedrizzi

Lewis Lapham

Lewis Lapham’s Antidote to the Age of BuzzFeed

With his erudite Quarterly, the legendary Harper’s editor aims for an antidote to digital-age ignorance
November 2012 | By Ron Rosenbaum

The fireman Tom Sawyer was lionized by local reporters for battling the “flames which destroyed the . . . landmarks of a boom town.”

The Adventures of the Real Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain prowled the rough-and-tumble streets of 1860s San Francisco with a hard-drinking, larger-than-life fireman
October 2012 | By Robert Graysmith

Martin Amis

Martin Amis Contemplates Evil

England’s most famous living novelist has moved to America—and tilted the literary world
September 2012 | By Ron Rosenbaum

Movie Mash-ups That Beat Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Mixing movie genres, from Abbott and Costello to SCTV
June 20, 2012 | By Daniel Eagan

Jaipur via The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

A delightful new film takes viewers to India’s picturesque western state of Rajasthan
June 07, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Provincetown

What Do Jackson Pollock, Tennessee Williams and Norman Mailer Have in Common?

Cape Cod's dune shacks are American culture's home away from home
June 2012 | By Paul Starobin

The Great Books and Movies to Read and Watch Before Visiting India

A list of some of the best books and films about the subcontinent to take in before you go.
May 16, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Danger and Romance from HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn”

A new made-for-television movie airing May 28 recounts the stormy love affair between the writer and the war correspondent
May 09, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!

Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future
April 2012 | By Annalee Newitz

San Cassiano Canal

Who Was Casanova?

The personal memoir of history's most famous lover reveals a misunderstood intellectual who befriended the likes of Ben Franklin
April 2012 | By Tony Perrottet

An American Library in Paris

Founded after World War I, the City of Light's English-language library has long been a haven for expats, including Hemingway
March 25, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Why Has It Been So Hard to See Margaret?

The Kenneth Lonergan film that many critics hailed as one of the best of 2011 has had a long and tortuous journey to the theaters. It opens in New York tomorrow
March 22, 2012 | By Daniel Eagan

“A Precise, Beautiful Machine”: John Logan on Writing the Screenplay for Hugo

The Oscar-nominated writer tells how he adapted Brian Selznick's bestseller for the screen.
February 24, 2012 | By Daniel Eagan

Is Paris Really for Lovers?

Give Paris its due, but the place has at least its share of unromantic features
February 10, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Dickens World

Going Mad for Charles Dickens

Two centuries after his birth, the novelist is still wildly popular, as a theme park, a new movie and countless festivals attest
February 2012 | By Joshua Hammer

The Allure of Nonexistent Places

Long-gone destinations have their own special appeal, don't you think?
January 24, 2012 | By Susan Spano

Charles Dickens Oliver Twist

The Essentials: Charles Dickens

What are the must-read books written by and about the famed British author?
January 17, 2012 | By Megan Gambino


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