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From Murakami to Roy to Xueqin, these eight novels prove the English language has no monopoly on creativity.

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In the words of Jefferson, ‘A little rebellion now and then is a good thing and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.’

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Twenty years ago, Monica Lewinsky gave a blowjob. Though nobody knew it then, the act would go on to massively influence the cultural and political climate of today.

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Don’t believe me? We’ll see what the history books say.

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For a genre cloaked in leather and screaming, the music is surprisingly sophisticated.

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One is looking forward; one is looking back.

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Why the controversy in the UK might feel like déjà vu to Americans.

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Non-fiction might seem boring, but these are the kind of books that can change your life.

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As demagogues spring up across the world and England leaves the EU, the tyranny of the masses seems realer than ever before.

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From test taking to writing statements of purpose, here’s what you can expect from the PhD application process.

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Though repeated mass murders have calloused the American public, politicizing tragedy without allowing time to grieve is not the answer.

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With the show’s finale on the horizon, here are ten other series to tide you over till season seven.

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Because no one protests like the French.

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As ‘X-Men’ proves, the only thing worse than a bad film is a good film that could’ve been great.

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The greatest irony of the show that critics have called “gratuitously” violent? Most of it is based on real historical events.