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Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Elisabeth Dini on the Decades-Long Legal Battles to Recover Long-Lost Valuables and Heirlooms

By Elisabeth Dini | April 29, 2025

75 Years Ago, <em>The Martian Chronicles</em> Legitimized Science Fiction

75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

Sam Weller on Ray Bradbury’s Underappreciated Classic

By Sam Weller | April 28, 2025

A Deeply Globalized Ancient World: On William Dalrymple’s <em>The Golden Road</em>

A Deeply Globalized Ancient World: On William Dalrymple’s The Golden Road

Alok A. Khorana Explores the Millenia-Long Cultural Connections Between India and Eurasia

By Alok A. Khorana | April 28, 2025

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

Milo Todd on Writing Historical Fiction in an Era of Alternative Facts

By Milo Todd | April 28, 2025

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

Cutter Wood on Thomas Browne and the Joys of Exploring What We Don't Know

By Cutter Wood | April 28, 2025

Nanny As Nuisance: How Caregivers Disrupt the Fiction of the Nuclear Family

Nanny As Nuisance: How Caregivers Disrupt the Fiction of the Nuclear Family

Hannah Zeavin Explores the Class, Racial and Gender Dynamics of Childcare in the United States

By Hannah Zeavin | April 25, 2025

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Time to re-read The Masses, the 1910s literary magazine crushed by government censorship.

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“The Question Project.” On John Dunton and the World’s First Advice Column

By Mary Beth Norton | April 24, 2025

How the Rattlesnake Almost Became an Emblem of a Nascent America

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Stephen S. Hall on the Centuries-Long Historical Evolution of a Serpentine Symbol

By Stephen S. Hall | April 24, 2025

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On the Vital Importance of Preserving the Most Obscure—and Endangered—of the World’s Many Languages

On the Vital Importance of Preserving the Most Obscure—and Endangered—of the World’s Many Languages

Lorna Gibb Considers How Language Shapes Identities, Worldviews and Societies Across the Globe

By Lorna Gibb | April 23, 2025

How Christian Missionaries Sought to Erase Native American Culture and Identity

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Mary Annette Pember on the Church-State Collaboration That Led to Systematic Displacement Throughout the 19th Century

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The Acid Queen: Rosemary Woodruff Leary, the Invisible Woman of Western Psychedelia

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What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

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Following in Elephants’ Footsteps: Packing for a Congo Expedition in the 1800s, and Now

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