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How the War Made Wittgenstein the Philosopher He Was

How the War Made Wittgenstein the Philosopher He Was

Richard Barnett Reads the Tractatus as Modernist War Poetry

By Richard Barnett | August 27, 2021

The Life and Death of Robert Capa: How a Woman Invented the First Great War Photographer

The Life and Death of Robert Capa: How a Woman Invented the First Great War Photographer

Giles Tremlett on Gerda Taro, Who Documented the Spanish Civil War and Died in Action

By Giles Tremlett | August 25, 2021

On the Racism of Andrew Johnson, Self-Identified White Ally and “Your Moses”

On the Racism of Andrew Johnson, Self-Identified White Ally and “Your Moses”

Robert S. Levine Considers the White-Savior Complex of the 17th President

By Robert S. Levine | August 24, 2021

Read a previously unpublished Ursula K. Le Guin poem.

Read a previously unpublished Ursula K. Le Guin poem.

By Walker Caplan | August 20, 2021

To Abandon Civilization with Glee: Tracking Tigers in the Russian Wilderness

To Abandon Civilization with Glee: Tracking Tigers in the Russian Wilderness

Jonathan Franklin on a Rafting Trip in the USSR with Tom Brokaw and the "Do Boys"

By Jonathan Franklin | August 19, 2021

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Ian Stewart on the Revolutionary Ideas of Clifford Cocks

By Ian Stewart | August 18, 2021

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A Brief Survey of Famous Authors and Their Favorite Cocktails (and Colognes!)

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Timothy Schaffert Considers the Fitzgeralds, Truman Capote, Josephine Baker, and More

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In Memory of My Parents, the Late Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha

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Rodrigo Garcia Shares Formative Memories of His Mother and Father

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