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A new podcast from M. Gessen explores an ugly family secret.

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Meet the Habsburgs! And Watch Them Marry Their Way Across Europe...

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Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

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The Town Where <em>The Last Picture Show</em> Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

The Town Where The Last Picture Show Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

David Streitfeld on the Varied Reactions to the Cinematic Adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s Novel

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On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

Jessica Riskin on the 18th-Century French Botanist Who Changed Biology Forever

By Jessica Riskin | March 25, 2026

What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

Trevor Jackson on the Peasant Society of Early 1500s Europe

By Trevor Jackson | March 25, 2026

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