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“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

“I do not like people whose principal aim is pleasure.” When James Baldwin Went to Fire Island

Jack Parlett on Where the Iconic Writer Wrote Another Country

By Jack Parlett | June 14, 2022

On the Hidden History of Gay Washington

On the Hidden History of Gay Washington

James Kirchick in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | June 14, 2022

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

Ada Calhoun on Ouida, The Most Famous Lady Novelist You’ve Never Heard Of

The Joy of Pulling Authors Out of the Pit of Anonymity

By Ada Calhoun | June 13, 2022

Art Buchwald in Paris: Fan Letters from Steinbeck, and an Invite to the Most Famous Wedding in the World

Art Buchwald in Paris: Fan Letters from Steinbeck, and an Invite to the Most Famous Wedding in the World

On the Legendary Humorist’s Time with Ben Bradlee, Humphrey Bogart, and the Windsors

By Michael Hill | June 13, 2022

A Close Reading of Christina Rossetti’s Sensationally Bizarre Poem

A Close Reading of Christina Rossetti’s Sensationally Bizarre Poem "Goblin Market"

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 13, 2022

Memories of the Pogroms: Understanding History Through Family Stories

Memories of the Pogroms: Understanding History Through Family Stories

Lisa Brahin on What She Learned From Her Grandmother

By Lisa Brahin | June 13, 2022

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What the Murder of an Indigenous American in 1722 Tells Us About the Dark Origins of the United States

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On Discovering the First Fossil of a T. Rex

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Secret, Unruly, and Progressive: The History of the Heterodoxy Women’s Club

Secret, Unruly, and Progressive: The History of the Heterodoxy Women’s Club

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Have We Run Out of Useful Lessons From History?

Have We Run Out of Useful Lessons From History?

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From Mary Churchill’s Diary: An Intimate Glimpse of World War II

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“Glory Hallelujah!! A delicious poke in the snoot for Hitler.”

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Unhealthy, Smelly, and Strange: Why Italians Avoided Tomatoes for Centuries

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How Did People Get to Britain 950,000 Years Ago?

How Did People Get to Britain 950,000 Years Ago?

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How Utica Became a City Where Refugees Came to Rebuild

How Utica Became a City Where Refugees Came to Rebuild

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