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If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.

If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.

By Brittany Allen | April 1, 2026

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

Hilda Vasquez Ignatin on the Revolutionary Latino Organizers of the 1960s and 70s

By Hilda Vasquez Ignatin | April 1, 2026

Frederick Jackson Turner’s Groundbreaking Frontier Thesis Was a Flop When He First Read It

Frederick Jackson Turner’s Groundbreaking Frontier Thesis Was a Flop When He First Read It

Megan Kate Nelson on the History of the American Frontier

By Megan Kate Nelson | April 1, 2026

Why is Bob Dylan hawking AI-generated historical fiction?!

Why is Bob Dylan hawking AI-generated historical fiction?!

By Brittany Allen | March 31, 2026

A Brief and Essential History of the Most Important Food Ever Invented: The Pickle

A Brief and Essential History of the Most Important Food Ever Invented: The Pickle

Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder Explore the Evolution of Fermentation Across the Ages

By Paul van Ravestein and Monique Mulder | March 31, 2026

19th-Century Blues: When Science Killed God and Made Some Englishmen Sad

19th-Century Blues: When Science Killed God and Made Some Englishmen Sad

Adrian McKinty on Richard Holmes’s The Boundless Deep

By Adrian McKinty | March 27, 2026

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

By Brittany Allen | March 26, 2026

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

By Veronica Buckley | March 26, 2026

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

By James Folta | March 25, 2026

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

By David Streitfeld | March 25, 2026

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

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

Geoff Bennett on the Evolving Role of Black Comedy in Hollywood

By Geoff Bennett | March 25, 2026

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

“The ruling class knows that if you give the smartest person in the room a microphone they’re probably going to say Free Palestine.”

By Steven W. Thrasher | March 25, 2026

A new series on Charles Dickens takes your favorite Victorian novelist to the streets.

A new series on Charles Dickens takes your favorite Victorian novelist to the streets.

By Brittany Allen | March 24, 2026

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

By James Folta | March 24, 2026

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