Essays

Fay Zwicky

The daughter of a doctor and a musician, Australian poet, essayist, and short story writer Fay Zwicky was born in Melbourne as Julia Fay Rosefield. …

Nobel Prizes Awarded to Black Author and Essayist for Writing

An author and an essayist were awarded Nobel Prizes on Monday for their work in General Nonfiction and Feature writing, respectively. Essayist Rachel …

SHRHS student wins essay contest

Zack Ingersoll, a senior at South Hunterdon Regional High School, is presented a check from VFW District 19 commander Sonny Silva for his Voice of …

Laura Esther Wolfson's Essay Collection Release

<i>Superstition Review</i> is the online literary magazine produced by creative writing and web design students at Arizona State University. The mission of …

Understanding Essay Writing

Vital Pieces of Essay Writing<p>Your essay will achieve a authentic audience and get feedback. www.essaycapital.biz<br>To guarantee it is completely first, …

An Isle of Dogs Photo Essay

JCA Student Advances In John F. Kennedy Essay Contest

Only 10 percent of the submissions advance.<p><i>(The following press release was issued by Ryan Quigley, Joliet Catholic Academy.)</i><p>JOLIET, IL - Joliet …

Black Panther: World of Wakanda Wins GLAAD Award

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender …

GQ profile of Dylann Roof, "A Most American Terrorist," awarded Pulitzer Prize

Essayist Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her intimate, searing portrait of Mother Emanuel shooter …

Rushdie to highlight 2018 Mississippi Book Festival

Indian novelist and essayist Salman Rushdie is among the authors invited to speak at this year's Mississippi Book Festival.<p>Rushdie, whose novel "The …

Lambertville girl wins essay contest

Erin Marley of Lambertville is presented a check from Sonny Silva, VFW District 19 Commander for her Patriots Pen essay "America's Gift to my …

MLTalks: How Data Killed Facts

<b>MLTalks:</b> How Data Killed Facts<b><br>Jill Lepore in conversation with</b> <b>Andrew Lippman</b><p><b><br>All talks at the Media Lab, unless otherwise noted, are open to the</b> …

Renowned Mexican Writer Sergio Pitol Dies at 85

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Sergio Pitol, the celebrated Mexican author, essayist and translator and winner of the most prestigious award for literature in …

Politics & Polls #86: The Internet’s Dark Side

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress this week, answering questions about the platform’s use of personal data. The social media …

Print Edition for April 11, 2018

Print Archives > 2018 > Apr. 11<p>Print Edition for the week of<br>Apr. 11 - 18, 2018<p>Savage Love<p>Film/TV<p>The reason to watch is Sverrir Gudnason's portrayal …

Essays | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

All Essays<p>(1026)<p>Abraham and David Roentgen<p>From its humble beginnings in 1742 to its closing about 1800, the Roentgen firm pioneered advancements in …

John Taggart

Experimental poet, essayist, and editor John Taggart was born in Perry, Iowa, and grew up in a series of small towns in Indiana. He earned a BA at …

Washington Square Review Launch Reading

Tracy May Fuad, Sally Wen Mao, and Edie Meidav<p>Readings by contributors to the NYU Creative Writing Program’s nationally distributed literary …

Charles Dickens collection of papers

Creator<p>Call number<p>Physical description<p>1,225 items<p>Preferred Citation<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of …

April 2018

Image: Fernando O’Connor, “El Lector”/“The Reader” (detail), 2017, oil and charcoal on canvas, 220 X 170cm. By arrangement with the artist.<p>Our April …

Is There Really Such A Thing As Jewish Anxiety?

I am an anxious Jew. By which I mean (a) I am Jewish, and (b) if I had to pick the overarching emotional theme of my life, it would be fear. Or …

California, kill the SAT and ACT essay

Every year more than a million students pay an extra fee to do the optional essay section of the SAT and ACT, though according to a Princeton Review analysis only 27 colleges and universities in the country require submission of an essay score. Half of those 27 schools are in California, which …

Retired IAS and Defence Heavyweights Hold Conclave on Hinduism and Hindutva

<b>New Delhi:</b> On the 70th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, a group of retired bureaucrats and veterans of the Indian Armed Forces …

A Retrospective Reflection on Writing

I recently discovered a personal essay that I had written almost 13 years ago. I came across it while going through a box of personal items in search …

Terrence “Punch” Henderson writes essay on why “Cardi B is 2pac”

After his tweet confused people, the Top Dawg Entertainment president expanded on the idea.<p>Over the weekend, Terrence "Punch" Henderson tweeted a …

Homage to Catalonia: An Obligation to Disobey

Eighty years ago, the Ramblas in Barcelona echoed with gunfire. Much of what happened on the streets of Barcelona during those days was described by …

A Trip to the Cemetery

<i>In this homage to Juan José Saer, Sergio Chejfec sends a novelist, an essayist, and a theologian on a pilgrimage to the great writer’s final resting</i> …

Author Sloane Crosley talks swingers, egg freezing, and Marlon James

Whether it’s moving into the perfect New York apartment only to be bombarded day and night by the antics of an entitled teen neighbor, hiking towards …

The 2018 James Baldwin Lecture, “The Dramatist’s Call to Action,” on April 12 by Brian E. Herrera

The annual James Baldwin Lecture series was launched March 29, 2006 with the inaugural lecture presented by Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Princeton …