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War in the Heavens and Here Below
A new book revisits Manicheaism. Scott McLemee takes a look at the world religion that didn't quite make it.
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The Holy Earth
Liberty Hyde Bailey was part Al Gore, part Indiana Jones. Scott McLemee looks into the revival...
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The Mind on Fire
Ralph Waldo Emerson ... writing instructor? Scott McLemee signs up for a workshop with the sage of Concord.
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The Fire Last Time
A new book chronicles the aftermath of the MLK assassination. Scott McLemee interviews the author.
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Here Comes the Flood
How to handle the constant pileup of scholarly publications? Scott McLemee takes a look at two alternatives.
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'Examined Life'
Wandering around the Lyceum with an entourage, Aristotle would hold forth on his conception of the universe: one in which...
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This Year's Model
Just before heading to San Francisco for the annual convention of the Modern Language Association, I had a brilliant idea...
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Becoming Susan Sontag
An author's diaries are where the will to write is forged. Scott McLemee sneaks a guilty peek.