“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album

“The Frisson of Pure Evil.” An Oral History of the Release of the Velvet Underground’s First Album

“There were just so many layers and so many colors. Even if all the colors were dark.”

By Dylan Jones | December 5, 2023

How the Neolithic Age Marked the Beginning of the Modern World

How the Neolithic Age Marked the Beginning of the Modern World

John Charles Chasteen on When Homo Sapiens Became Human, For Better and For Worse

By John Charles Chasteen | December 4, 2023

“Is That a First Edition of <em>The Iliad</em>?” Meet One of History’s Great Manuscript Forgers

“Is That a First Edition of The Iliad?” Meet One of History’s Great Manuscript Forgers

On Constantine Simonides, a Mysterious Stranger in the Cotswolds...

By Christopher de Hamel | November 30, 2023

How Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker Made Music History Together

How Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom Parker Made Music History Together

Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill on the Fraught Yet Successful Partnership of Two Industry Titans

By Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill | November 30, 2023

Who Doesn’t Like Music? Nabokov, For Starters

Who Doesn’t Like Music? Nabokov, For Starters

On the Odd Case of the Musical Anhedonic

By Michel Faber | November 29, 2023

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Nick Ripatrazone Recounts Jim Harrison’s Brief Tenure in the Halls of Academia

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 29, 2023

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Why We Need a Women’s History of the Roman Empire

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How a Lawyer, a Businessman, and the Mafia Destroyed Public Transit in the Twin Cities

How a Lawyer, a Businessman, and the Mafia Destroyed Public Transit in the Twin Cities

Jake Berman on the Lost Promise and Possibility of North American Urbanism

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The Horrific Factory Fire That Killed Jewish Immigrants and Forced the Garment Industry to Alter Its Practices

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Steven Ujifusa on the Notorious Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

By Steven Ujifusa | November 27, 2023

How a Mutiny on the <em>Somers</em> Changed America

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“No case of the century, prior to the assassination of President Lincoln, aroused as much interest and passion.”

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The Marvels of Qu: What Makes Chinese Food and Drink Unique

The Marvels of Qu: What Makes Chinese Food and Drink Unique

Fuchsia Dunlop In Praise of This Multifaceted, Deliciously Diverse Cuisine

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How the Publicity Campaign for <em>Killers of the Flower Moon</em> Recalls Rosebud Yellow Robe’s 1950 Hollywood Tour

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Paul Morton on the Performance of Authenticity and the Native Stories Left to Tell

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The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

It All Began With a Trip to the Bathroom

By Robert von Goeben | November 20, 2023

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