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

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Art of Living (and Dying)

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Art of Living (and Dying)

Trenton B. Olsen Explores How the Author Navigated a Lifetime of Chronic Illness

By Trenton B. Olsen | November 13, 2025

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

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

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

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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.”

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

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Bob Dylan’s Superpower is That He Doesn’t Get Embarrassed

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Ron Rosenbaum on the Icon and the Enigma

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