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Online education and the university experience
Technology is always reinventing college. First it was television, then pre-broadband Internet. Both failed. Now it’s MOOCs. This time is different… more»
Have we evolved to be nasty or nice?
Are people naturally cooperative or selfish? Neither. People are both nasty and nice. What determines which one you get? The circumstances… more»
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Willa Cather in her own words
Scholars have known that Willa Cather’s letters are revelatory about her writing and secretive personal life. But they couldn’t be quoted. Until now… more»
Paul Muldoon: a life in poetry
A teenage Paul Muldoon sought advice from Seamus Heaney. Muldoon sent his poems, and asked what was wrong with them. “Nothing,” Heaney replied… more»
Origins of applause
The origins of applause. It’s a custom as old as man himself, with a history of political intrigue and cultural transformation… more»
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After God
After atheism. Religion is too important, too interesting, too useful to be left to the religious, says a new crop of nonbelievers… more»
Interview with Renata Adler
“I never attacked anyone weak,” says Renata Adler. “Only bullies, secure in their fiefdoms. Fear didn’t come into it. Maybe it should have”… more»
The resurrection of Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel. The name reeks of 80s hedonism and art-world narcissism. Now he’s returned to painting. Time to forgive him for his sins?… more»
The Passion of Lew Wallace
Lew Wallace disgraced himself on the battlefield, put a bounty on Billy the Kid, and wrote one of history’s best-selling novels… more»
Derrida: The excluded favorite
Young Derrida was expelled from his lycée; adult Derrida was an outcast in French academe. Is exclusion at the heart of deconstruction?… more»