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In a climate rife with hate, Elliot Page says 'the time felt right' to tell his story

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Two summer suspense novels delight in overturning the 'woman-in-trouble' plot

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Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 15. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

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Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives by Amelia Possanza Catapult hide caption

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'Lesbian Love Story' unearths a century of queer romance

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Books We Love: Love Stories

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This 2019 photo shows the main dining room inside Moscow's iconic Metropol Hotel, just a short distance from the Kremlin. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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'The Red Hotel': Trying to cover World War II from a 'gilded cage' in Moscow

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Authors Bolu Babalola and Emily Henry bring their recs for great summer reads. Caleb Azumah Nelson/Devyn Glista hide caption

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Authors Emily Henry and Bolu Babalola give their hottest summer reading recs

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An illustration for Backstory Serial, the Substack home for Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub's romance project The Italian Lesson. James Lake hide caption

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Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub launch romance novel on Substack

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A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity

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This Aug 25, 2020 image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. AP hide caption

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NASA is sending an Ada Limón poem to Jupiter's moon Europa — and maybe your name too?

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Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

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In a town where private space is at a premium, this 1953 photo from Michael "Tony" Vaccaro taken for LOOK magazine shows off a stylish way to get a city view. Michael "Tony" Vaccaro/Museum of the City of New York hide caption

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Our 5 favorite exhibits from 'This Is New York' — a gritty, stylish city celebration

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Brandon Taylor on art, loving across class and why he writes sex scenes

This week, host Brittany Luse chats with author and culture critic Brandon Taylor about his latest novel, The Late Americans. The book is set in Iowa City and follows several characters pursuing love, art and the promise of prosperity. They discuss what's so American about The Late Americans, and how it's a departure from what's currently seen as fashionable in fiction.

Brandon Taylor on art, loving across class and why he writes sex scenes

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Former FBI director James Comey before testifying on Capitol Hill in 2018. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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James Comey knows the politics of NY law enforcement. Now, he's writing about it

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Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it

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