Nick Hilden

Nick Hilden is a travel, arts, fitness, and fiction writer whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Men’s Health, Vice, Thrillist, Greatist, and more. You can check out his work at www.NickHilden.com, and you can follow his travels and get updates via Instagram (@nick.hilden) or Twitter (@nickhilden).

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A CLASSIC TURNS 20

‘Persepolis’ Author Says ‘a Banned Book Is a Good Book’

As “Persepolis” turns 20, Marjane Satrapi is still fighting censorship, from the right and the left: “The fanaticism of the liberal is not much better than the other fanaticism.”

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Why the Great Pyramids Suck—and How They Can Be Fixed

The experience of visiting them doesn’t quite stack up. In fact, it’s outright abysmal.

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It’s Complicated

If We Cancel Michael Jackson, Must We Cancel ‘Thriller’ Too?

In ‘Monsters,’ Claire Dederer explores the heartbreak wrought by great artists who are also horrible people.

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Traveling Vietnam, a Half Century After the War

Vietnam is very much a country attempting to march forward and away from its troubled past. But the past is everywhere.

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Taking Aim at Our Myths About Cowboys and Tycoons

As a Pulitzer-nominated novelist, Hernan Diaz knows how national narratives can bring us together. And how they can also deceive us.

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