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Chronicle of a Hard-Won Defeat: Steve Prefontaine's Olympic Debut

Chronicle of a Hard-Won Defeat: Steve Prefontaine's Olympic Debut

Brendan O’Meara on the Star Runner's Performance at the 1972 Summer Games

By Brendan O’Meara | June 2, 2025

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

Askold Melnyczuk Explores the Moral Questions Posed to Us In the Face of War and Violence

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 29, 2025

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

Maria Hummel on the Contemporary Echoes of a 19th Century Power Struggle Between Professors, Students, and the State

By Maria Hummel | May 28, 2025

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

Saying No to Cop City: Reviving a Radical Black Liberation Movement in Atlanta and Beyond

Curtis Duncan on George Floyd, Police Brutality, Community Organizations, and More

By Curtis Duncan | May 21, 2025

Why Are We So Obsessed With Avocados?

Why Are We So Obsessed With Avocados?

Sarah Allaback and Monique F. Parsons Track the Evolution of America's Fixation

By Sarah Allaback and Monique F. Parsons | May 21, 2025

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L. Frank Baum’s Literary Vision of an American Century: <em>The Wizard of Oz</em> at 125 Years

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When Bees Discover the Scientists Who Dedicated Their Lives to Studying Them

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The Woman With the Axe: On Fu Hao, Ancient China’s Warrior Queen

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Rachel McCarthy James Examines Gender, Power and Violence in the Shang Dynasty

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Does the Supreme Court <em>Really</em> Just Run on Vibes Now?

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Leah Litman Explains the Legal Theories Weaponized by Conservative Justices Against the Administrative State

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How Language Evolved Out of Cultural Exchange Between Europe and the Near East

How Language Evolved Out of Cultural Exchange Between Europe and the Near East

Laura Spinney on the Development of Early Human Civilization Across Eurasia

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Enjoying the Sweet Stink of <em>The Gilded Age</em> in the Age of Billionaires

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Danielle Teller on Sanitized Depictions of the 19th Century, Comfort Shows, and Income Inequality

By Danielle Teller | May 15, 2025

What to read next if you loved <em>Sinners.</em>

What to read next if you loved Sinners.

A vampire's reading list.

By Brittany Allen | May 14, 2025

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