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Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Maaza Mengiste on Gender, Warfare, and Women's Bodies

By Maaza Mengiste | September 24, 2019

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

Kathryn Watson on Why So Many Are Turning to the Ancient Philosophy

By Kathryn Watson | September 23, 2019

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

T. H. Breen on the Philosophies Behind America's War for Independence

By T. H. Breen | September 23, 2019

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

From the Vietnam War to the Resurrection of the Confederate Flag

By Greg Grandin | September 20, 2019

Walking with the Ghosts of Black<br> Los Angeles

Walking with the Ghosts of Black
Los Angeles

Ismail Muhammad: "You can’t disentangle blackness and California."

By Ismail Muhammad | September 20, 2019

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

On Jean-Martin Charcot, Dark Star of 19th-Century Neurology

By Allan H. Ropper and Brian Burrell | September 20, 2019

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Reckoning with the Slave Empires of WWII

By James Walvin | September 20, 2019

The Problem of Germany's Post-War Internal Refugees

By Peter Gatrell | September 20, 2019

Gun Island and the Stories That Emerge on a Changing Planet

By Torsa Ghosal | September 19, 2019

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

Mari Yoshihara on the Great Composer's Seminal Cold War-Era Tour of Japan

By Mari Yoshihara | September 19, 2019

On the Reclamation of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Identity

On the Reclamation of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Identity

Reading Women Discuss Joy Harjo's An American Sunrise and Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

By Reading Women | September 18, 2019

On the Snarky Poem That Got Its Author Murdered

On the Snarky Poem That Got Its Author Murdered

Or: The Tale of the "Virgin" Poisoner

By Emily Temple | September 17, 2019

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

lived out of her time."">Cate Haste Considers the Legacy of "a modern woman who
lived out of her time."

By Cate Haste | September 16, 2019

Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?

Faster Than We Thought: What Stories Will Survive Climate Change?

Omar El Akkad on Our Obligation to Preserve Memories

By Omar El Akkad | September 16, 2019

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

September 10, 2001 at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World

Life in New York City on the Eve of History

By Tom Roston | September 13, 2019

The Inspired Vengeance of Mythic Icelandic Women

The Inspired Vengeance of Mythic Icelandic Women

Kassandra Montag on Learning to Write Blunt, Unabashed Characters

By Kassandra Montag | September 13, 2019

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