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How a “Centuries-Old” Carpet Duped Art Dealers and Curators For Decades

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Interdisciplinary Magic: What the Humanities Can Reveal About Scientific Pursuits

Interdisciplinary Magic: What the Humanities Can Reveal About Scientific Pursuits

Robert P. Baird on His Transformative Academic and Literary Journey From Engineer to Writer

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How Medieval Monks and Scribes Helped Preserve Classical Culture

How Medieval Monks and Scribes Helped Preserve Classical Culture

Bernd Roeck on the Role of Monasteries in Laying the Intellectual Groundwork for the Renaissance

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Power, Motherhood and Murder: On the Life and Death of Agrippina the Younger

Power, Motherhood and Murder: On the Life and Death of Agrippina the Younger

Diana Arterian Explores the All-Consuming Ancient Obsession Behind Her Latest Poetry Collection

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How Exactly <em>Did</em> Hunter-Gatherers Sleep? On Rest and Relaxation in the Prehistoric Era

How Exactly Did Hunter-Gatherers Sleep? On Rest and Relaxation in the Prehistoric Era

Dr. Merijn van de Laar Explores the Sleeping Patterns and Habits of Our Earliest Ancestors

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Finding Briseis: On Resurrecting a Forgotten Woman from Homer’s <em>Iliad</em>

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Emily Hauser Explores Ancient Greek Visions of Gender

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Against Erasure: Preserving the Memory of Black Communities in Los Angeles and Across the Country

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Tyranny as Tragedy: On <em>King Lear</em>, Maoist China and the Unpredictable Nature of Power

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Poisoned City: How Tacoma Became a Hotbed of Crime and Kidnapping in the 1920s

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Bad Curls, Bad Character: <br>The Charged Meaning of Hair in 19th-Century America

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Meet Addy: The Story of the First Black American Girl Doll

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