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A Capote Holiday Story Reminds Us How a Moment Is Suddenly Here and Then Gone
Truman Capote lends his lavish style to childhood memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Hatchet Jobs
A book critic muses on Poe's bilious attacks on other writers, and a new documentary highlights Poe's scrabble for a place in the literary world.
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Building a Bridge Without a Plan
Language and lore keep an ancient bridge-building technique alive in Peru's highlands.
By Erica Machulak -
Studying the Vietnam War
What new scholarship is teaching us about the Vietnam War.
By Mark Atwood Lawrence -
An interview about interviewing with Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein of The Vietnam War
Meredith Hindley of HUMANITIES spoke by telephone with codirector and producer Lynn Novick and producer Sarah Botstein about how they found and conducted the interviews that are integral to the documentary.
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Courts and Communities Work Together for Native-American Justice
A new film looks at how tribal courts restore lives.
By Kristina Perkins -
How Jack Benny and Harry Conn Stumbled onto the Formula for Situation Comedy
Jack Benny was a radio comedian with a big problem: He was running out of jokes.
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Clifton Fadiman Didn’t Mind Being Called Schoolmasterish
His Lifetime Reading Plan was an erudite booklist for everyman.
By Danny Heitman -
Thoreau Becomes a Professional Author and Finds His Greatest Subject Is Himself
It was at Walden Pond that Thoreau came into his own as a writer.
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Independence Day Special: How I Learned to Love Patriotic Poetry
From “Paul Revere’s Ride” to “Barbara Frietchie,” poems use some fiction to inspire love of country.
By Leah Weinryb Grohsgal
