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“The book is an abortion”: In which Herman Melville eviscerates a book about yachting.

“The book is an abortion”: In which Herman Melville eviscerates a book about yachting.

By Jessie Gaynor | July 30, 2021

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

Andrew Chaikin on Three Days Spent in a Geologic Wonderland

By Andrew Chaikin | July 30, 2021

“Brother, you’ve got a fan now!” Read a letter from Nina Simone to Langston Hughes.

“Brother, you’ve got a fan now!” Read a letter from Nina Simone to Langston Hughes.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

The only known recording of J.D. Salinger’s voice will be cremated with the woman who stole it.

The only known recording of J.D. Salinger’s voice will be cremated with the woman who stole it.

By Walker Caplan | July 29, 2021

How the Oversimplified “Gentrification Narrative” Was Born

How the Oversimplified “Gentrification Narrative” Was Born

Bo McMillan on the Novels of L.J. Davis and What Certain Kinds of Stories Reveal About Cities

By Bo McMillan | July 29, 2021

How Much Did the History of American Chattel Slavery Shape William Faulkner’s <em>Absalom, Absalom!</em>?

How Much Did the History of American Chattel Slavery Shape William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!?

W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Faulkner’s Fiction, His Longtime Home, and the University of Mississippi

By W. Ralph Eubanks | July 29, 2021

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Patrick Wyman on the “Great Divergence” Between Western Europe and the Rest of the Globe

By Keen On | July 29, 2021

Calum Douglas on the Race for Engineering Supremacy During WWII

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | July 29, 2021

The U.S. has finally taken back the Epic of Gilgamesh . . . from Hobby Lobby.

By Walker Caplan | July 28, 2021

On the Working Women of the West, from Settlers to Suffragists

On the Working Women of the West, from Settlers to Suffragists

Winifred Gallagher on a Workforce Revolution for the History Books

By Winifred Gallagher | July 28, 2021

“There is an inclination to punish women.” Elizabeth Hardwick on writing while female.

“There is an inclination to punish women.” Elizabeth Hardwick on writing while female.

By Walker Caplan | July 27, 2021

The Overlooked Story of Two Women in the Southampton Slave Rebellion

The Overlooked Story of Two Women in the Southampton Slave Rebellion

Vanessa M. Holden Offers a Different Perspective on the 1831 Uprising

By Vanessa M. Holden | July 27, 2021

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s <em>Inferno</em>

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s Inferno

Considering the Scarcity of Female Characters in the Cantos

By Mary Jo Bang | July 26, 2021

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

Jaime Lowe Traces the History of “Volunteer” Firefighting as a New Form of Servitude

By Jaime Lowe | July 26, 2021

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 26, 2021

Kempt, Couth, Ruth: On the Disappearing Antonyms of “Grumpy” Words

Kempt, Couth, Ruth: On the Disappearing Antonyms of “Grumpy” Words

Arika Okrent Wonders Why Negative Descriptors Tend to Outlast Their Positive Counterparts

By Arika Okrent | July 23, 2021

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