12 new opinions on <em>Lolita</em> that no one’s invented yet.

12 new opinions on Lolita that no one’s invented yet.

By Walker Caplan | August 18, 2021

On the Lost “Lenny Bruce of Athens”

On the Lost “Lenny Bruce of Athens”

Mark Haskell Smith: In Defense of the Ancient Comedian Who Went After Aristotle

By Mark Haskell Smith | August 18, 2021

Tracing the Crisis of Desertification to Colonization

Tracing the Crisis of Desertification to Colonization

Lisa Wells on the Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley

By Lisa Wells | August 18, 2021

How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

Andy Robinson Investigates the Human Cost of a Most Coveted Fruit

By Andy Robinson | August 18, 2021

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

By Walker Caplan | August 17, 2021

Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

Mariella Guzzoni on Van Gogh’s Love of Literature

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | August 17, 2021

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J. Chester Johnson on the Elaine Race Massacre and Whitewashed History

By Keen On | August 16, 2021

Mapping the Cerebral: What Are Dreams and Why Are They Essential?

By Sidarta Ribeiro | August 16, 2021

Fictionalizing a Dark Chapter in the History of Milwaukee Policing

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The Glamour and the Terror: Why Women in the Victorian Era Jumped at the Chance to Go to Sea

The Glamour and the Terror: Why Women in the Victorian Era Jumped at the Chance to Go to Sea

Siân Evans on the Daring Women Whose Transatlantic Journeys Challenged Gender Roles

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James Daly on the D-Day Operations That Never Happened

James Daly on the D-Day Operations That Never Happened

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By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | August 12, 2021

Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

Hateful Fictions: Siri Hustvedt on the Weaponization of Free Speech

“Hate speech renders dialogue impossible.”

By Siri Hustvedt | August 11, 2021

Remembering the Artists Who Were Among the Early Victims of Nazi Death Camps

Remembering the Artists Who Were Among the Early Victims of Nazi Death Camps

Charlie English on Hitler’s Gesamtkunstwerk and the Murder of Psychiatric Populations

By Charlie English | August 11, 2021

Take a look at Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a Swedish edition of <em>The Hobbit</em>.

Take a look at Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a Swedish edition of The Hobbit.

By Walker Caplan | August 10, 2021

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

The White Christian Nationalism Behind the Worst Terrorist Attack in American History

Spencer Ackerman on the Oklahoma City Bombing and the Media’s Islamophobic Response

By Spencer Ackerman | August 10, 2021

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

The 18th-Century Quaker Farmboy Who Laid the Groundwork for Atomic Theory

Harry Cliff on How John Dalton Contributed to the Most Powerful Idea in Science

By Harry Cliff | August 10, 2021

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