Why Are We So Resistant to the Idea of a Modern Myth?

Why Are We So Resistant to the Idea of a Modern Myth?

Philip Ball: “Myths are promiscuous; they were postmodern before the concept existed.”

By Philip Ball | June 2, 2021

Encoding, Storing, Retrieving: How Memory Works

Encoding, Storing, Retrieving: How Memory Works

Lauren Aguirre on Recovering Past Experiences and Forming Fake Ones

By Lauren Aguirre | June 2, 2021

King Mob Rule: On a First-Person Account of the Horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

King Mob Rule: On a First-Person Account of the Horrific Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Mary E. Jones Parrish Remembers and Mourns the Destruction of Tulsa’s Black Community

By Mary E. Jones Parrish | June 1, 2021

What Makes a Great Speech?

What Makes a Great Speech?

Simon Sebag Montefiore Considers the Qualities of Great Oratory Throughout History

By Simon Sebag Montefiore | June 1, 2021

On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

On the Long Debated Origin Story of Domestic Chickens

Gina G. Warren Considers the History of the Backyard Bird

By Gina G. Warren | June 1, 2021

The ACLU’s Long Fight For Marriage Equality

The ACLU’s Long Fight For Marriage Equality

Sasha Issenberg on Constitutional Rights in the 80s and the Shifting Definitions of Marital Union

By Sasha Issenberg | June 1, 2021

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Libraries are crowdfunding an open access collection of American prison newspapers.

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Get in the mood for summer with Maya Angelou's 1957 performance of calypso hit "Run Joe."

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Café Life and Literati: Life in Turn-of-the-Century Prague

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A Secret Memorial Under the Sea: The Hunt to Discover the <em>Wind Blown</em> Shipwreck

A Secret Memorial Under the Sea: The Hunt to Discover the Wind Blown Shipwreck

Amanda M. Fairbanks on the Mystery of a Long-Lost Commercial Fishing Boat

By Amanda M. Fairbanks | May 28, 2021

Have £1,200,000? Emily Brontë’s lost handwritten poems are up for auction.

Have £1,200,000? Emily Brontë’s lost handwritten poems are up for auction.

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How Ra’ad Abdulqadir Changed the Iraqi Prose Poem Forever

How Ra’ad Abdulqadir Changed the Iraqi Prose Poem Forever

Translator Mona Kareem on His Writing and View of History

By Mona Kareem | May 27, 2021

Is the 300-year search for one of Shakespeare’s actual books over?

Is the 300-year search for one of Shakespeare’s actual books over?

By Jonny Diamond | May 26, 2021

How Would the Sisters of <em>Little Women</em> Experience the World Today?

How Would the Sisters of Little Women Experience the World Today?

Virginia Kantra on Updating a Classic

By Virginia Kantra | May 26, 2021

How (and Where) Menstrual Leave Became Policy

How (and Where) Menstrual Leave Became Policy

Anita Diamant on the Evolution of Equitable Treatment

By Anita Diamant | May 26, 2021

Judy Grahn on Erotic Power, Queerness, and the Goddess Inanna

Judy Grahn on Erotic Power, Queerness, and the Goddess Inanna

The Activist Poet Talks About Her New Book, Eruptions of Inanna

By Corinne Segal | May 26, 2021

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