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February 6, 2022
The Bizarre, Unsolved Mystery of Filippo Bernardini and the Stolen Book Manuscripts
His identity was long unknown—until the FBI arrested him earlier this year. Now everyone in the publishing industry is asking, What motivated him?
by Alex Shephard

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It is tempting to harness “Civilization and Its Discontents” as a guide to our contemporary political morass, but doing so may obscure its most valuable message.
by Udi Greenberg
Lea Ypi’s memoir recounts Albania’s troubled transition to democracy.
by Sophie Pinkham

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Some actors go to extremes to get into character. It wasn’t meant to be that way.
by Evan Kindley
From the Archives:
Sidney Poitier went beyond dotted-i professionalism, dredging up the messy and intimate emotions the "pros" feared to confront.
by James Walcott

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