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In her fiction, she questioned every social and sexual arrangement.

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The fiercely competitive field of Dylanology pits expert against expert. No one is spared—not even Dylan himself.

Rosa Brooks wanted to fix law enforcement. She decided to become a police officer.

Has our collective concern over teen vaping led us to ignore the lives of millions and millions of smokers?

In the wake of Roth’s biography being pulled by its publisher, the author’s most dedicated scholars are concerned about the fate of his private documents—and his legacy.

From the Vietnam War to the present, how aggrieved men cast themselves as a discriminated-against minority

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