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Remembering Tom Stoppard, the thinker’s playwright.

Remembering Tom Stoppard, the thinker’s playwright.

By Brittany Allen | December 1, 2025

The Enduring Comedy Legacy of Sid Caesar

The Enduring Comedy Legacy of Sid Caesar

David Margolick on Keeping Caesar‘s Memory Alive and the Comedians He Inspired

By David Margolick | December 1, 2025

On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

On the Venerated—and Exploited—Legacy of Anne Frank

Lola Lafon on Spending the Night in the Annex of the Anne Frank House

By Lola Lafon | November 20, 2025

How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

How Philly Businessman Albert Barnes Changed the Life of “Unsellable” Expressionist Artist Chaim Soutine

Celeste Marcus on the Barnes‘ Massive Soutine Acquisition in the Early 1900s

By Celeste Marcus | November 18, 2025

Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend

Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

By Steven W. Thrasher | November 17, 2025

On Barbara Pym, Author... and Stalker?

On Barbara Pym, Author... and Stalker?

Evangeline Riddiford Graham Considers the Unrequited Loves of the Celebrated Novelist

By Evangeline Riddiford Graham | November 17, 2025

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On the Early Days of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Rise to Power

On the Early Days of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Rise to Power

The Soviet Union General Secretary’s Anti-Alcohol Campaign, Initial Allies, and Rock-Star Beginnings

By Mikhail Zygar | November 12, 2025

More Than James Brown’s Drummer: Clyde Stubblefield, An Unsung Pioneer of R&B

More Than James Brown’s Drummer: Clyde Stubblefield, An Unsung Pioneer of R&B

John Lingan on the Enduring Influence of One of the Genre's Most Iconic Drum Riffs

By John Lingan | November 12, 2025

Want to understand the Zohran phenomenon? Here's a mini reading list.

Want to understand the Zohran phenomenon? Here's a mini reading list.

A link-heavy primer for the curious comrades.

By Brittany Allen | November 6, 2025

Free IP! Ideal candidates for the next Richard Linklater biopic.

Free IP! Ideal candidates for the next Richard Linklater biopic.

The artist loving auteur should make a movie about these guys.

By Brittany Allen | November 4, 2025

How Two Nuns and a Jesuit Might Persuade You to Finally Download that Dating App

How Two Nuns and a Jesuit Might Persuade You to Finally Download that Dating App

Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita on the “Close Friendship” Between 16th-Century Nun Sor Juana Inés and Vicereine María Luisa

By Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita | November 4, 2025

Life and Death in the Impoverished Neighborhood of Alabama Village

Life and Death in the Impoverished Neighborhood of Alabama Village

“A commemoration to the dead, a warning to the living.”

By J. Malcolm Garcia | October 29, 2025

Attention, Lorax fans: we're getting a new Dr. Seuss book.

Attention, Lorax fans: we're getting a new Dr. Seuss book.

By Brittany Allen | October 28, 2025

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