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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.”

By J. Malcolm Garcia | October 29, 2025

On the Indian Revolutionaries Who Plotted to Overthrow the British Raj From America

On the Indian Revolutionaries Who Plotted to Overthrow the British Raj From America

Scott Miller Explores the Diverse Communities of Students and Laborers Who Sought Independence From Colonial Rule

By Scott Miller | October 29, 2025

Crafting a Documentary Poetics of Resistance in the Shadow of State Violence

Crafting a Documentary Poetics of Resistance in the Shadow of State Violence

“In situations in which the story of people is being smothered by institutions of power, adversarial documents can provide an opening.”

By Teresa Dzieglewicz | October 29, 2025

America’s Founding Fathers Had No Faith in Democracy

America’s Founding Fathers Had No Faith in Democracy

Joseph J. Ellis on the Inherent Contradictions Behind the American Revolutionary Dream

By Joseph J. Ellis | October 28, 2025

Is Space the Final Frontier of Espionage?

Is Space the Final Frontier of Espionage?

Anthony Vinci on Space Warfare, Spy Satellites, and Science Fiction Becoming a Reality

By Anthony Vinci | October 28, 2025

Murder, Polar Bears, and Arctic Hurricanes: The Many Twists and Turns of a 2008 Whaling Research Expedition

Murder, Polar Bears, and Arctic Hurricanes: The Many Twists and Turns of a 2008 Whaling Research Expedition

“All efforts were futile. We were merely spectators to the ways of nature.”

By Jeff Wilser | October 28, 2025

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Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

Writers Beware: On the Dangerous Fine Print of Creative Contract Law

“If Kafka were alive today, he wouldn’t be unpublished—he’d be under NDA.”

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On the 19th-Century Scientist Who Realized Solar Storms Influence Life on Earth

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Meet the Kobold, the Gnome’s Tougher, Meaner Cousin

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Nikki Van De Car on the Many Types of Mischievous Household Spirits

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Five Essential Books For Understanding Why We Choose What We Choose

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Fit For a Queen: How to Make the Best Pizza Margherita

Fit For a Queen: How to Make the Best Pizza Margherita

The Silver Spoon Celebrates 20 Years of Bringing the Best of Italian Gastronomy Into American Kitchens

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On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral

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Jaquira Díaz on Trust

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