A classic short story about the desperate acts and philosophical consolations of a middle-aged man who has become romantically obsessed with one of his neighbors.
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Filmmaker Adam Hall on capturing the dark magic of a T. C. Boyle short story
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Behind the scenes of recent scandals, Chinese government factions vie for influence
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Phillip Lopate on eclectic curiosities and the old-school essayists
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Michelle Orange on the art of the personal essay, navigating cultural overload, and the distance that separates two human heads
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Meteoric tidings, a paraplegic piglet's wheelchair, and Chubby Checker's Chubby Checker check
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St. Valentine's Day — Hawking in Central Park. Harper's Magazine, March 1879.
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Jetty, Niger Delta. A man arrives at the end of the day to sell ice cream to children who have finished helping unload diesel fuel from the creeks. © Samuel James
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Please join photographer Samuel James and Harper’s Magazine art director Stacey D. Clarkson on Tuesday, February 12, for a discussion of James’s work.
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Alex Gibney on his documentary investigating the Roman Catholic Church’s handling of child sex-abuse cases
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A core piece in the canon of criticism on criticism
Read MorePlease join Harper’s Magazine associate editor Christopher Beha at the New School on Monday, February 4, for a panel discussion on the role of critics.
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The photography of Richard Ross, who won a National Magazine Award for his work in Harper’s, is exhibiting at the Feldman Gallery until February 16.
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Inauguration week politics, Aramaic vowel preservation, and Canadian foreskin awareness
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Aria City, Kabul. The Aria City project covers 350 blocks, and includes businesses, residences, and social services.
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Timothy Donnelly on writing challenging verse, the cultural faith bred by 30 Rock, and the poet’s need to reach for the eternities
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Philosopher Jerome Neu argues that our emotional responses can be trained
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What Afghanistan’s political economy tells us about its future
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Christopher S. Stewart on his epic hunt for Honduras’s lost White City
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