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"Let Me Tell You What I Mean," a newly gathered collection of 12 essays, organized from 1968 to 2000, affirms Joan Didion's mastery of the form.        

Groundbreaking Black icon Cicely Tyson releases memoir "Just As I Am," while Joan Didion fans are treated to a new essay collection.        

The Oscar-nominated 1976 film, starring Woody Allen, was based on his eight years on the blacklist.

Dreaming helps us make sense of our experiences, Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold write.

Paul and Stephen Kendrick on how King’s 1960 arrest influenced the presidential campaign.

Elephant scientist Caitlin O’Connell explores the lessons humans can learn.