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How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s <em>Roots</em> Sparked a Cultural Awakening

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

Wil Haygood on the History of Black Life on Screen

By Wil Haygood | October 20, 2021

Myisha Cherry on Anger as a Tool for Defeating Racism

Myisha Cherry on Anger as a Tool for Defeating Racism

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 20, 2021

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

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

By Walker Caplan | October 19, 2021

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

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

By Jonny Diamond | October 19, 2021

Rebecca Solnit on the Myriad Meanings of the Rose

Rebecca Solnit on the Myriad Meanings of the Rose

“Flowers are powerful, and all human beings lead lives intertwined with them.”

By Rebecca Solnit | October 19, 2021

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

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

Cynthia A. Branigan Remembers Her Time Working for Author and Activist Cleveland Amory

By Cynthia A. Branigan | October 19, 2021

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Vanessa Veselka on What the Next American Revolution Might Look Like

By Keen On | October 19, 2021

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

By Mallory O'Meara | October 19, 2021

On the Various, Multipurposed Manuscripts of Canterbury Tales

By Mary Wellesley | October 19, 2021

Read from the 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

Read from the 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

From the 1763 Berbice Slave Rebellion to Women in Angoulême, Some of the Best New Titles in Contemporary History

By Literary Hub | October 19, 2021

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

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

From This Year's Cundill History Prize Shortlisted Title Survivors: Children’s Lives After the Holocaust by Rebecca Clifford

By Rebecca Clifford | October 19, 2021

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

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

From This Year's Cundill History Prize Shortlisted Title Underground Asia: Global Revolutionaries and the Assault on Empire by Tim Harper

By Tim Harper | October 19, 2021

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

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

Ben Ehrenreich in Conversation with the Author of The Nutmeg’s Curse

By Ben Ehrenreich | October 18, 2021

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

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

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 18, 2021

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

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

When Local Newspapers Reported on Harrowing Encounters with Large Winged Reptiles

By Scott G. Bruce | October 18, 2021

On the Historical Stigmatization and Persistent Vilification of Epilepsy in Literature

On the Historical Stigmatization and Persistent Vilification of Epilepsy in Literature

Louise Fein Considers How the Misunderstood Neurological Disorder Has Been Unfairly Portrayed in Popular Fiction

By Louise Fein | October 18, 2021

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