Suggested Readings: Remembering Castro, linguistics of racism, outrunning alcohol

By The EditorsNovember 29, 20162 min read

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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The Conversation

ICE arrests at Philadelphia International evoke time when airport police helped military catch AWOL Vietnam War soldiers in 1960s

A local historian combed through a 1967 collection of police incident reports from Philadelphia’s airport police that included detentions of soldiers and veterans.

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The Conversation

Emily Robinson wins The Conversation Prize for writers 2026 for her entry on the lost medieval island of Ravenser Odd

Emily Robinson from the University of Sussex and Alison Garden from Queen’s University Belfast are winner and runner up in The Conversation Prize for writers 2026.

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Hyperallergic

The Unsung Craftspeople Who Built Ancient Egypt

A new publication reflects a growing interest in the lives of the makers behind the civilization’s arts and crafts, long marginalized and erased by mythologized depictions of the ancient world.

Nageen ShaikhSep 23, 2026

Hyperallergic

No One Is Reading, Except at the New York Art Book Fair

The overlooked, subversive, and playful currents of politics and queer culture flow freely at the fair’s 20th anniversary edition, held at MoMA PS1.

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The American Scholar

Reading Like a Citizen

Civic education is resurgent in America, but why are the language arts missing from the curriculum? The post Reading Like a Citizen appeared first on The American Scholar.

Gregory LaskiSep 24, 2026