• History

    Rural America

    White Men, Land, and Literature: The Making (and Unmaking) of an American Pastoral

    By Brad Kessler  October 20, 2021
    Literary History

    How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots Sparked a Cultural Awakening

    By Wil Haygood  October 20, 2021
    Keen On

    Myisha Cherry on Anger as a Tool for Defeating Racism

    By Keen On  October 20, 2021
    Travel

    Who is the mystery man caught on Google Maps writing a poem on the beach?

    By Walker Caplan  October 19, 2021
    The Hub

    Did you know that Medieval physicians tied astrology handbooks to their belts for medical help?

    By Jonny Diamond  October 19, 2021
    Botany

    Rebecca Solnit on the Myriad Meanings of the Rose

    By Rebecca Solnit  October 19, 2021
    Animals

    How One Unexpected Phone Call Led to the Rescue of the Last Diving Horse in America

    By Cynthia A. Branigan  October 19, 2021
    Keen On

    Vanessa Veselka on What the Next American Revolution Might Look Like

    By Keen On  October 19, 2021
    History

    How Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gloria Steinem Fought For Your Right to Get a Beer

    By Mallory O'Meara  October 19, 2021
    Old English

    On the Various, Multipurposed Manuscripts of Canterbury Tales

    By Mary Wellesley  October 19, 2021
    The 2021 Cundill History Prize

    Read from the 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

    By Literary Hub  October 19, 2021
    The 2021 Cundill History Prize

    On the Holocaust’s Impact on Survivors’ Early Childhood and Memory

    By Rebecca Clifford  October 19, 2021
    The 2021 Cundill History Prize

    “To Bob or Not to Bob?” Revolution and the “Modern Girl” of 20th-Century Asia

    By Tim Harper  October 19, 2021
    Colonialism

    Amitav Ghosh on the Lies of History and How the Natural World Fights Back

    By Ben Ehrenreich  October 18, 2021
    Keen On

    Mary Beard on What We Can Learn from Images of Roman Autocrats

    By Keen On  October 18, 2021
    Monsters

    “Its eyes were as large as a dinner plate…” Encounters with Dragons in Early America

    By Scott G. Bruce  October 18, 2021
    Neuroscience

    On the Historical Stigmatization and Persistent Vilification of Epilepsy in Literature

    By Louise Fein  October 18, 2021
    The Holocaust

    On Dr. Eduard Bloch, Hitler’s Family Physician (Who Happened to Be Jewish)

    By Meriel Schindler  October 18, 2021
    Emergence Magazine

    “Unknitting Despair.” Catherine Bush on Reciprocity, Care, and Ecological Loss

    By Emergence Magazine  October 18, 2021
    Keen On

    Jean Becker on George H.W. Bush’s Life After Presidency

    By Keen On  October 18, 2021
    The Hub

    Solange has launched a community library of rare books and art by Black creators.

    By Walker Caplan  October 15, 2021
    The Hub

    “Dialogue reeketh, play stinketh.” The worst insults from reviews of The Iceman Cometh.

    By Walker Caplan  October 15, 2021
    Birds

    A Compendium of Literary Ravens

    By Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts  October 15, 2021
    The 2021 Cundill History Prize

    “Homes, Workshops, Palaces, Shrines.” On the Portability and Mobility of Hordes

    By Marie Favereau  October 15, 2021
    Monarchy

    On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

    By Wendy Holden  October 15, 2021
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