A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

Henry Wiencek on the Eccentric, Creative Minds Behind McKim, Meade and White

By Henry Wiencek | July 22, 2025

Painting the Revolution: <br>The Artists Who Joined the Fight For American Independence

Painting the Revolution:
The Artists Who Joined the Fight For American Independence

Zara Anishanslin on the Forgotten History of the Transatlantic Artists Who Promoted the Patriot Cause

By Zara Anishanslin | July 17, 2025

Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

Flashes of Brilliance: The 19th-Century Innovations That Shaped Modern Photography

Anika Burgess on Daguerreotypes, William Henry Fox Talbot, and Darkroom Dangers

By Anika Burgess | July 17, 2025

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Nature’s Strangest Psychedelic is Everywhere: The Ever-Surprising History of DMT

Andrew R. Gallimore on the Alien Power of a Revolutionary Drug

By Andrew R. Gallimore | July 16, 2025

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

How Belle Époque Paris Captured the Hearts of American Travelers and Artists

Jennifer Dasal on the French Capital's 19th-Century Architectural and Cultural Revival

By Jennifer Dasal | July 16, 2025

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Black authors' houses are historically hard to preserve. Here's why (plus, a few to visit).

Taking a literary pilgrimage this summer? Visit these historic Black authors' homes.

By Brittany Allen | July 15, 2025

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In From the Margins: On Letting the Roma Narrate Their Own Story

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Other Worlds, Other Futures: On Black Panther and the Dream of Escapist Emancipation

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A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

A Literary History of the Billionaire: Villain or Buffoon... Or Both?

“When you're disgustingly wealthy, your days don’t have to be touched by banal oppressors, like the office or public transportation.”

By Brittany Allen | July 10, 2025

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

Tracy Slater on the Strange Fate of Mixed-Race Families in Prisons During World War II

By Tracy Slater | July 10, 2025

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

What a 1964 Book About American Anti-Intellectualism Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

Peter Balakian on Richard Hofstadter and the Current Assault on Academia

By Peter Balakian | July 9, 2025

Fed up with big legacy news? Here are 13 independent, worker-owned outlets to support.

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Did Shakespeare Write <em>Hamlet</em> While He Was Stoned?

Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?

Sam Kelly Explores the Potential Influence of Cannabis on the Bard’s Prolific Literary Output

By Sam Kelly | July 8, 2025

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

Birth of the Jailhouse Lawyer: How Inmate Counsel Saves Prisoners’ Lives

Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull on William “Joe Writs” Johnson, Law Libraries, and a Constitutional Battle

By Literary Hub | July 8, 2025

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

On America’s First Highway: Preparing For a Trip Along the Great Wagon Road

James Dodson Explores the History and Legacy of Early Colonial Expansion

By James Dodson | July 7, 2025

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