The Loneliness of the Long Distance Speaker: Linguistic Isolation in the Modern World
Ayapaneco, an endangered Mexican language, sparked linguistic interest when the last two speakers of the language were not speaking to each other
E.L. Doctorow On New York
Literary giant E.L. Doctorow died in New York — where he lived his entire life — on 07/21. In a 1995 interview, Doctorow reveals what the city meant to him.
“Between the World and Me”: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Legacy of James Baldwin
Toni Morrison has compared writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to James Baldwin; find out why here.
Still Visible: William Styron’s Memoir of Madness 25 Years Later
An interview with the daughter of William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie's Choice.
What Happens in Vegas is None of Your Business
You know that slogan? It was implemented as tourism marketing in 2003 after being developed by the ad agency R&R Partners.
The Etiquette of Desegregation
How whites and blacks had to learn new forms of etiquette post desegregation.
Not Quite Right: The Father Daughter Dynamic in the Cosby Show
The father daughter dynamic in Cosby's show reveals how enmeshed we are in rape and misogynistic culture.