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On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

Melissa Scholes Young on Humble Beginnings, Thanksgiving, and Leisure Time

By Melissa Scholes Young | November 24, 2020

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight <em>New Yorker</em> Covers

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight New Yorker Covers

Also, His All-Time Favorite

By Bruce McCall | November 24, 2020

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

The Paired Narrative Trajectories of Christ and Cash

By Frederick Kaufman | November 24, 2020

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

"Heedless of the flames, she pulled the injured soldier from the burning wreck."

By Victor Failmezger | November 24, 2020

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

Luigi Amara on the Curious Place of Hair Pieces in the Age of Enlightenment 

By Luigi Amara | November 24, 2020

Doughnuts or Donuts? Krispy Kreme or Dunkin'? All of the Above?

Doughnuts or Donuts? Krispy Kreme or Dunkin'? All of the Above?

Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant Embrace a Gluttony of Options

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Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

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How and Why We Cut Ourselves Off from the Natural World

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<em>The Midnight Bargain</em> by C.L. Polk, Read by Moira Quirk

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When Adrienne Rich Refused The National Book Award

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In 1974, Nothing Went as Planned

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A Young V.S. Naipaul Writes to His Dad About Wanting to Fit in at School

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