How Tote Bags Became Literary Trophies, and More

How a canvas bag with reinforced handles and a flat bottom became a literary trophy and status symbol... more »

The “Outrider” tradition of peripatetic experimental artists extends from Allen Ginsberg to Amiri Baraka to the poet Anne Waldman... more »

How does the Philippines — a nation with at least 150 languages — read José Rizal, the national poet and …