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Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

Anika Burgess on Daguerreotypes, William Henry Fox Talbot, and Darkroom Dangers

By Anika Burgess | July 17, 2025

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Andrew R. Gallimore on the Alien Power of a Revolutionary Drug

By Andrew R. Gallimore | July 16, 2025

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

Jennifer Dasal on the French Capital's 19th-Century Architectural and Cultural Revival

By Jennifer Dasal | July 16, 2025

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Taking a literary pilgrimage this summer? Visit these historic Black authors' homes.

By Brittany Allen | July 15, 2025

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

Madeline Potter Explores the Development of Romani Culture and Identity Across Europe

By Madeline Potter | July 15, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 11, 2025

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Other Worlds, Other Futures: On Black Panther and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

By Ekow Eshun | July 11, 2025

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

By Tracy Slater | July 10, 2025

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

Peter Balakian on Richard Hofstadter and the Current Assault on Academia

By Peter Balakian | July 9, 2025

Fed up with big legacy news? Here are 13 independent, worker-owned outlets to support.

Fed up with big legacy news? Here are 13 independent, worker-owned outlets to support.

By Brittany Allen | July 8, 2025

Did Shakespeare Write <em>Hamlet</em> While He Was Stoned?

Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?

Sam Kelly Explores the Potential Influence of Cannabis on the Bard’s Prolific Literary Output

By Sam Kelly | July 8, 2025

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull on William “Joe Writs” Johnson, Law Libraries, and a Constitutional Battle

By Literary Hub | July 8, 2025

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

James Dodson Explores the History and Legacy of Early Colonial Expansion

By James Dodson | July 7, 2025

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity

How Houston’s Third Ward Became a Hub of Black Art, Culture, and Opportunity

Lauren O'Neill Butler on Shotgun Houses, Segregation, and the Art of Rick Lowe and John Biggers

By Lauren O'Neill Butler | July 2, 2025

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

Leigh Claire La Berge Looks Back at the Digital Apocalypse That Wasn’t

By Leigh Claire La Berge | July 1, 2025

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