Ta-Nehisi Coates: On the Privilege of Knowing David Carr

Ta-Nehisi Coates: On the Privilege of Knowing David Carr

"This man was rare. I knew it."

By Ta-Nehisi Coates | April 7, 2020

An Exhibition on Gabriel García Márquez's Long Road to Becoming a Writer

An Exhibition on Gabriel García Márquez's Long Road to Becoming a Writer

Lance Richardson on The Making of a Global Writer

By Lance Richardson | April 6, 2020

Meet Nancy Wake, the Most Incredible Woman You’ve Never Heard Of

Meet Nancy Wake, the Most Incredible Woman You’ve Never Heard Of

Erased from History Even as She Wrote It

By Ariel Lawhon | April 6, 2020

Helen Hamilton Gardener's Fight Against Sexist Science

Helen Hamilton Gardener's Fight Against Sexist Science

Darwinism, Misogyny, and Education in the 19th Century

By Kimberly A. Hamlin | April 6, 2020

Once Upon a Time, the NRA Stood Up to the Gun Industry

Once Upon a Time, the NRA Stood Up to the Gun Industry

Frank Smyth on a Saner Time for American Debate Over Gun Registration

By Frank Smyth | April 3, 2020

The Time Giuseppe Verdi Battled *Actual* Censorship

The Time Giuseppe Verdi Battled *Actual* Censorship

On Italian Radicals Who Fought For Freedom

By Wallis Wilde-Menozzi | April 3, 2020

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The Wolves of Stanislav: An Improbably True Parable for the Pandemic Age

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Women in War: On Great Correspondents Past and Present

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Some useful vintage advertisements and posters that encourage social distancing.

Some useful vintage advertisements and posters that encourage social distancing.

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2020

A Few 19th-Century Parlor Games to Amuse You While You're Stuck at Home

A Few 19th-Century Parlor Games to Amuse You While You're Stuck at Home

“Do you know what my mole is doing?”

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2020

The Songwriters Behind Country Music's Biggest Hits

The Songwriters Behind Country Music's Biggest Hits

On the Bryants' Contributions to Nashville's Musical Identity

By Bobbie and Bill Malone | March 30, 2020

Meet the Unacknowledged Hero Who Discovered That Handwashing Saves Lives

Meet the Unacknowledged Hero Who Discovered That Handwashing Saves Lives

Liesl Schillinger on Misinformation, Anti-Scientism, and the Tragic Life and Times of Ignaz Semmelweis

By Liesl Schillinger | March 27, 2020

The Woman Who Fought for Sing Sing's Early Female Prisoners

The Woman Who Fought for Sing Sing's Early Female Prisoners

Rebecca Salomé Foster Helped Those Who "Mattered Not"

By Idanna Pucci | March 27, 2020

The Moment the Myth of Alien Abduction Was Born

The Moment the Myth of Alien Abduction Was Born

Betty and Barney Hill Took an Interesting Trip to the Doctor's Office

By David J. Halperin | March 26, 2020

Help out the NYPL and pass the time with this New York City oral history project.

Help out the NYPL and pass the time with this New York City oral history project.

By Corinne Segal | March 25, 2020

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