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The American Universities That Took in Scholars from Nazi Europe

The American Universities That Took in Scholars from Nazi Europe

Laurel Leff On Academia's Refugees During World War II

By Laurel Leff | December 12, 2019

Isolating the Language of Abuse in Politics, Gender Relations, and Sexual Abuse

Isolating the Language of Abuse in Politics, Gender Relations, and Sexual Abuse

Rene Denfeld and Megan Phelps-Roper Discuss Private and Public Violence in the Trump Era

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 12, 2019

In Search of Treasure in London's <br>Riverine Mud

In Search of Treasure in London's
Riverine Mud

Lara Maiklem Goes Mudlarking on the Thames

By Lara Maiklem | December 11, 2019

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined<br> in the 18th Century

How Cleanliness and Beauty Became Intertwined
in the 18th Century

Peter Ward on the Rise of Self-Help, the Literature of
Advice, and More

By Peter Ward | December 11, 2019

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

The Makings of Grace Paley: Writer, Activist, Feminist

Judith Arcana on the Writer's Upbringing, Marriage, Motherhood, and Career

By Judith Arcana | December 11, 2019

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

Tight Breeches and Loose Gowns: Going Deep on the Fashion of Jane Austen

Hilary Davidson Takes Us Through Regency Style

By Hilary Davidson | December 10, 2019

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How Berlin Reckons with Its Past Each and Every Day

By Paul Scraton | December 10, 2019

Ignoble: On the Trail of Peter Handke’s Bosnian Illusions

By John Erik Riley | December 9, 2019

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

On the Ambitious Beginnings of China's Influential Soong Sisters

Jung Chang Recounts Ei-Ling Soongs' First Journey to America

By Jung Chang | December 5, 2019

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

Elaine Stritch's Never-Ending Search to Get Her Due

On Alexandra Jacobs' Biography of an Icon Still Here

By Leah Rosenzweig | December 4, 2019

Why Do People Cheat? (Because They Often Win)

Why Do People Cheat? (Because They Often Win)

J. M. Fenster Tries to Understand the Motivations of Rule-Breakers

By J. M. Fenster | December 4, 2019

On the Eve of WWII: <br>Three Days Before the Bombing of Paris

On the Eve of WWII:
Three Days Before the Bombing of Paris

Françoise Frenkel Experiences the Evacuation of France

By Françoise Frenkel | December 3, 2019

Sacred Scripture Lives and Evolves, is Never Fixed

Sacred Scripture Lives and Evolves, is Never Fixed

Karen Armstrong on Early Aryans and the Rig Veda

By Karen Armstrong | December 3, 2019

Walking Through the House Where Louisa May Alcott Wrote <em>Little Women</em>

Walking Through the House Where Louisa May Alcott Wrote Little Women

On Orchard House and the Biographical Foundations of a
Classic American Novel

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold | December 2, 2019

On (and In) The Sewers (and Sewage) That Transformed Paris

On (and In) The Sewers (and Sewage) That Transformed Paris

The Secret of a World Class City

By Stephen Halliday | December 2, 2019

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