One of the earliest recorded breaks between orality and literacy in the ‘West’ is dramatised in Plato’s Phaedrus, where — perhaps recollecting an older shift from hunting-gathering to agrarian ...

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Professor Atuahene’s new book Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America (out now by Little, Brown and Company) begins with the following anecdote, which has been ...

In this exclusive excerpt from my new book, Saul Goodman v. Jimmy McGill: The Complete Critical Companion to Better Call Saul (out Feb. 4), Gould shares his perspective on the day of the heart ...

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY White House and Pentagon Reporter Davis Winkie discusses how the military may be used for immigration purposes. The Senate votes to ...

Read an excerpt below. The wisest souls say that pure mountain air makes us all go a little mad. A wind—lawless and long-tailed—slices through the snow-stippled Apuan alps and the Apennines ...

Read an excerpt below, and don't miss Ian Frazier discussing the Bronx with Susie Essman on "CBS Sunday Morning" January 26! The Bronx is a hand reaching down to pull the other boroughs of New ...

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On Friday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: President Donald Trump is expanding the pool of federal law enforcement officers who can investigate and apprehend immigrants. Plus, a judge blocked ...

A second added: "This is a cry for help disguised as poetry book. Megan telling us about her domestic abuse and miscarriage like this is heartbreaking." While a third remarked: "I’d like to think ...