Joshua Wolf Shenk

Members of creative pairs on their partners

Despite the mythology around the idea of the lone genius, the famous partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney demonstrates the brilliance of creative pairs.

Is there a formula—some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation—for a good life?

Abraham Lincoln fought clinical depression all his life, and if he were alive today, his condition would be treated as a "character issue"—that is, as a political liability. His condition was indeed a character issue: it gave him the tools to save the nation

Lincoln's features and clothing are stamped on the American imagination—and imitated by "Lincoln presenters" nationwide