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And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

And If This Is(n’t) the End of the World? Why We Dread—and Desire—Apocalypse

Alex Foster on What Draws Us to Doomsday Fantasies, and Why We Should Resist the Urge to Indulge Them

By Alex Foster | May 14, 2025

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

On the Very Real Dangers of the Artificial Intelligence Hype Machine

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna Explore AI History, the Cold War, and a Fatally Overhyped Idea

By Literary Hub | May 13, 2025

On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

On Science, Ancient Philosophy, and Re-Enchanting Nature

M.D. Usher Takes Stock of Anthropocentric Ideas in the Anthropocene

By M.D. Usher | May 13, 2025

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

How Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies Mirror the WWII Persecution of Japanese Americans

Tracy Slater Warns Us All About History Repeating Itself

By Tracy Slater | May 12, 2025

Centuries of Sediment: Unearthing a History of Violence, Conquest, and Resistance in Ukraine

Centuries of Sediment: Unearthing a History of Violence, Conquest, and Resistance in Ukraine

Sonya Bilocerkowycz on the Impact of Generational Trauma in the Midst of Russia’s Ongoing Imperialist Onslaught

By Sonya Bilocerkowycz | May 12, 2025

Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

Mushroom Cloud Over Manhattan: What Would Happen in the First Few Hours of Nuclear War

Mark Lynas Looks at a Worst-Case Scenario—and How to Prevent it From Becoming a Reality

By Mark Lynas | May 12, 2025

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How a Group of Fearless American Women Defied Convention to Defeat the Nazis

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Remembering the Unacknowledged Sacrifices of the Red Army’s Female Snipers

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Shelly Sanders on the Brave Women Silenced By the Country They Fought to Protect

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From the French Resistance to the Horrors of Hiroshima: Eight Globe-Spanning Books on World War II

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The Schomburg Library is turning 100 this year—and throwing an <em>epic</em> rager.

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Poet of the Queer Brotherhood: How William Blake Influenced Oscar Wilde’s Circle

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Philip Hoare on Paul Nash, W. Graham Robertson, “De Profundis,” and More

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An Immodest Proposal: How Britain’s Relentless Imperialism Created the Irish Potato Famine

An Immodest Proposal: How Britain’s Relentless Imperialism Created the Irish Potato Famine

Padraic X. Scanlan on Jonathan Swift, Colonization, and Dispossession

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What the Voyage of a Single Container Ship Reveals About the World Economy

What the Voyage of a Single Container Ship Reveals About the World Economy

Ian Kumekawa Explores the Transformation of Global Trade Through the Objects That Power It

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