The Afterlife of Gertrude Stein
Walking through Gertude Stein’s biographical and literary legacy with devotion in Francesca Wade’s “Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife.”
H.H. Lewis, a Rebel Poet in the Bootheel
Lewis had a way with language that spoke to the unlettered and unread—the key of which lay in slang and vulgarity.
Langston Hughes’ Radical Ohio Youth
To Hughes, America has never achieved its potential. Never reached the supposed promises enumerated in the nation’s founding documents.
Under Kaufmann’s Clock
On Families, Department Stores, and America
The Bird Patrol
Chicago is the most dangerous city in the country for birds. Meet the people who want to change that.
Modernist Post Offices of Michigan
Eight mid-century post offices from small towns and exurbs across the state.
Midwest Modern’s Architectural Road Trip
Josh Lipnik uses Twitter to document regional architecture and design.